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  Red Cross/NFPA survey

Economic worries may increase home fire incidences
An American Red Cross/NFPA survey shows most Americans are concerned about home heating costs; many will use alternative heating sources this winter. The survey also identified behaviors that could also present fire hazards.

Highlights
New toolkit takes on cooking safety
Fireworks standard retains provisions for storage, sale of consumer pyrotechnics; safety concerns ID'd for next edition
Report: cost of installing residential fire sprinklers averages $1.61 per square foot
ICC OKs home fire sprinkler requirements
Combination arc-fault circuit interrupters enhance home electrical safety
Report: U.S. fires down 5.2% from 2006
Catastrophic multiple-death fires of 2007
 
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
  Fire Prevention Week
"Prevent Home Fires" is theme of '08 campaign.
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NFPA announces coordinated campaign to increase number of homes protected by sprinklers
Survey finds concerns about economy may increase incidence of home fires
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