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National fire prevention

Check Your Batteries Day: It could save your life!

  • Check Your Batteries Day
  • March 9, 2012
Most Americans lead very hectic and busy lives. And the thought of adding one more task to that never ending “to-do list” is hard to...
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The keys to fire safety: Planning and prevention

In the blink of an eye, a small cooking or candle fire can turn into a destructive or deadly blaze, so stopping fires before they start is a family...
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Military responding to Deepwater Horizon oil spill emergency

National Guard soldiers and airmen are on the ground in Louisiana, Alabama and Florida supporting civilian authorities tackling the Deepwater...
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Homeland security: Critical facilities protection plan

This article is based on a GAO report obtained by the terrorism committee of the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police. According...
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Hurt Locker: Cops investigating terrorist bombing incidents

Police officers and detectives on the scene of an explosion must first gather evidence in order to better understand what they are dealing with, as...
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Olympics terror threat: Detroit area federal agents assisting with security

  • News
  • February 13, 2010
With the start of the 2010 Olympics Games, some Detroit-area federal agents are helping toaugment U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations in...
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2010 Olympics: New security measures in place

  • News
  • February 4, 2010
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and the Honorable Vic Toews, Canadian Minister of Public Safety,on...
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U.S. Fire Administration releases safety tips

  • News
  • January 29, 2010
About 3,500 Americans die and about 20,000 are injured each year in fires . You can stop the fire before it starts. Use this fact sheet from the U...
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