Fire Threat Increases, California Discourages Safety
There have been more multi-alarm house fires in California in the past six months than in the previous two years combined, according to a recent report from KCRA in Sacramento. Given that, it’s hard to believe that the state would embrace a policy that deemphasizes fire safety. For more than 40 years, California pursued a […]
Lost in the Mail: Fire Safety
Last year, fire scientists and fire safety experts sent several letters to Governor urging him not to take a step backward on consumer fire protection by allowing the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation to adopt a new upholstered furniture standard that ignores open flame ignition sources. Unfortunately, the Governor […]