Tag result for article published on Tue December 11 2012 6:03 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, Fire Prevention, fire safety
“Keep the Wreath Red” program underway at Arlington Heights Fire Department fire stations. The “Keep the Wreath Red” program was adopted by the Illinois Fire Chief’s Association in 1980. Now an annual event, Keep the Wreath Red is aimed at increasing an awareness of safety while decorating our homes for the holidays. The program works [...]
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Tag result for article published on Sun October 02 2011 9:52 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: fire department open house, Fire Prevention, fire safety, flashover demonstration, Home Depot, Palatine EMA, Palatine Fire Department, sprinkler room demonstration
Flashover and sprinkler room demonstration and comparison shows one room with a fully-engulfed flashover fire at 2,000°F and another sprinkler-installed room contained to a burning couch. Disney couldn’t have done it any better. On Saturday, Palatine Fire Department hosted an open house for kids, kids at heart, fire buffs and citizens of the Palatine area [...]
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Tag result for article published on Wed November 25 2009 4:55 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Christmas Tree Fire, Christmas Tree flammability, Christmas Tree Safety, Christmas Tree Watering, Fire Elapsed Time, fire safety, house fire
Keep your tree watered, or get an artificial tree. VIDEOS: Dry Christmas Tree burning (left) and fresh, watered Christmas Tree burning (right).National Fire Protection Association/Underwriters Laboratories (UL) video compares …
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