Virginia Fire Prevention Association
NEWS


UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Listed Automatic Fire Sprinklers
Posted 7-18-06
Governor Tim Kaine has reappointed Bill Shelton as Director of DHCD
Posted 2-1-06

WINTER HEATING FIRE SAFETY TIPS FOR THE HOME

Posted 11-29-05
Smoke Alarms Removed from Shelves
Posted 7-29-05
2005 Howard H. Summers, Jr. Scholarship Award Winners Announced
Posted 6-28-05
FIREWORKS CAUSE 23,200 FIRES, $35 MILLION IN DAMAGE AND INJURE 9,300
Posted 6-28-05
USFA Report: Nearly 5,000 Children And Seniors Injured Or Killed In Residential Fires In United States
Posted 6-20-05
Burning Mattresses
A news story from WSLS Television in Roanoke

Watch the mattress test
Click the link in the story or click here

Posted 3-22-05
ICC files notice with ANSI of intent to create low-cost Sprinkler Standard

Posted 1-5-05
Emory Rodgers tapped as new DHCD Deputy Director for the Division of Building and Fire Regulation

Posted 1-5-05
FEMA Releases Report on School Fires
Posted 12-28-04
Anhydrous Ammonia - New Trend in Concealment
Posted 12/14/04
Homeland Security Announces Opening of Application Period for 2004 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants
Department Will Award $27.5 Million

Posted 9-7-04
New Draft Fire Regulations Ready For Commission Review
Posted 8-13-04
Distance Between Houses Could Lead To Large Fires
Posted 7-20-04
Candle at Fairfax County Condo Blamed for Fatal Fire.
Posted 7-14-04
Donald Draper of the SFMO is retiring. Retirement luncheon info here.
Deadly Franconia Virginia Fire Kills Three
Posted 7-12-04
Virginia State Fire Marshal Announces Changes to Natural Cut Christmas Tree Regulations
Posted 7-9-04
FEMA and the National Fire Protection Association Partner to Cut Death Rate from Rural Fires in the United States
Posted 7-7-04
Fire Prevention and Safety Grants Announced By FEMA
5-16-04
Congressional Fire Services Institute Annual Dinner Honors America’s Firefighters and Emergency Personnel
5-16-04
Six Dead After Motel Fire in South Carolina
1-29-04
U.S. Fire Administration Offers a New Round for Fire/Arson Investigation Management Studies Available for Fire and Law Enforcement Agencies
1-21-04
FEMA Review Of New Jersey Boardwalk Fire Underscores Importance Of Aggressive Code Enforcement
1-9-04
FEMA SUPPORTS CPSC RELEASE OF CARBON MONOXIDE GUIDELINES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
posted 12-18-03
FEMA Review Of New Jersey Boardwalk Fire Underscores Importance Of Aggressive Code Enforcement
1-9-04
Distance Between Houses Could Lead To Large Fires
Posted 7-20-04
Candle at Fairfax County Condo Blamed for Fatal Fire.
Posted 7-14-04
Donald Draper of the SFMO is retiring. Retirement luncheon info here.
Deadly Franconia Virginia Fire Kills Three
Posted 7-12-04
Virginia State Fire Marshal Announces Changes to Natural Cut Christmas Tree Regulations
Posted 7-9-04
FEMA and the National Fire Protection Association Partner to Cut Death Rate from Rural Fires in the United States
Posted 7-7-04
Fire Prevention and Safety Grants Announced By FEMA
5-16-04
Congressional Fire Services Institute Annual Dinner Honors America’s Firefighters and Emergency Personnel
5-16-04
Six Dead After Motel Fire in South Carolina
1-29-04
U.S. Fire Administration Offers a New Round for Fire/Arson Investigation Management Studies Available for Fire and Law Enforcement Agencies
1-21-04
FEMA Review Of New Jersey Boardwalk Fire Underscores Importance Of Aggressive Code Enforcement
1-9-04
FEMA SUPPORTS CPSC RELEASE OF CARBON MONOXIDE GUIDELINES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
posted 12-18-03
FEMA Review Of New Jersey Boardwalk Fire Underscores Importance Of Aggressive Code Enforcement
1-9-04

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Woodbridge, VA 22195 US
703-257-8455
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