Practicing home escape plan * Practice your home fire drill during the day, then at dusk, then at night with everyone in your home, twice a year. * Practice using different ways out.

Tom Ford didn't flinch as he watched smoke billow from his Northwest Side home Tuesday morning. His house, which is vacant, wasn't on fire, but blinding smoke did fill it as part of a Northwest ...

I've met a lot of firefighters in more than 20 years as a reporter, and every one has the same nightmare: not being able to save a child trapped in a burning house. But most people don't do ...

The Philadelphia Fire Department is hosting a citywide drill at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Residents are urged to put their home escape plans into place when sirens ring out across the city. The drill is ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — With daylight saving time coming up Sunday, it can be important to spring forward with fire safety. Sunday, we'll lose an hour of sleep, and most clocks will need to be changed ...

People feel more safe at home that almost anywhere. But Billings fire officials say that s often a false sense of security.