Posts tagged fire

• Halloween Safety in the San Francisco Bay Area

  Claude Wyle | October 31, 2011 6:21 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Halloween is San Francisco’s favorite holiday for costumes and crazy fun. Kids and adults will be roaming the neighborhood dressed in their finest outfit incognito, and most people will be on...

• Lasko Products Fined $500,000 for Failure to Report Fans Causing Fires

  Todd Slaughter | January 05, 2009 1:11 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has fined Lasko Products of Pennsylvania $500,000 in civil penalties for failing to timely report that their box and floor fans were causing fires....

• Another Injury Caused by the Combination of Medical Oxygen and Smoking: Time for the Smokeless Cigarette?

  Ray Mattison | April 27, 2008 3:20 PM | 1 CommentSan Luis Obispo, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  San Luis Obispo housefire highlights the dangers of using medical oxygen and smoking: The time has come for the smokeless cigarette.

• Fires In Hospitals - Causes And Solutions

  Edward Smith | February 01, 2007 2:25 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Although fires in hospitals have shown a downward trend in the USA and Canada in the past few decades, the incidence of the same is still a cause of great loss to life and property and a general awareness regarding the fire safety norms needs to be stepped up. The staff of the hospital should be properly trained to deal with fire emergencies particularly with regard to the use of fire...

• Fire Safety Films: Spreading the Message of Fire Safety

  Edward Smith | January 17, 2007 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Since fire safety is a major cause of concern throughout the world, media and communications agencies have brought out films to promote the concept of fire safety. These films often grab the attention of viewers and disseminate the message of fire safety. These films have great educational value, as they educate about fire safety situations in a creative and informative way.The National...

• Fire Detection Devices: Sound The Alarm For Fire

  Edward Smith | January 17, 2007 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Automatic fire detection devices, when combined with other elements of an emergency response and evacuation plan, can significantly reduce property damage, personal injuries, and loss of life because of fire accidents in the workplace. The main function of such devices is to identify a developing fire quickly and alert the building occupants and emergency response personnel before extensive...

• An Overview of Factors Involved In Fire Investigation

  Edward Smith | January 17, 2007 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Fire safety investigations are conducted to determine the nature and cause behind a fire and to establish the rightful claim for the person/s involved in the fire.t. Fire investigators, the personnel responsible for carrying out fire investigations, compile data related to fire investigations to analyze the factors behind how a fire was ignited and grew. They also investigate in order to...

• Auto Accidents and Burns

  Laura Mackie | December 03, 2006 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Burn injuries are second only to motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. There are, however, instances where victims suffer injury and/or death as a result of a fire that was part of an automobile accident. The fact is, fires occur in about three out of every one thousand automobile collisions. Each year thousands of people sustain disfiguring or...

• Laptop Batteries and Fire Danger: Sony recalls own batteries

  Ed Smith | November 08, 2006 6:12 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Sony, in cooperation with the Consumer Products Safety Commision, and following the lead of many other companies that sold products which incorporated Sony's batteries, has announced that it, too, is recalling some 340,000 battery packs manufactured by Sony, due to the significant risk of catching fire.As stated in the Recall Notice issued October 26, 2006: Incidents/Injuries: There have been 16...

• Burn injuries: Plastic surgery evaluations often necessary

  Ed Smith | November 08, 2006 6:01 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When someone is injured in a fire (house fire, car accident, gas station fire, etc.) oftentimes persons sustain severe burn injuries. When resolving cases like these, it is important to keep in mind that any settlement must include past damages, current damages, and future damages as the carrier involved will often require that the person receiving a settlement sign a Release of All Claims. ...