FIRE SAFETY

The Ann Arbor Fire Department has improved its score on the Public Protection Classification.

As temperatures drop, many will turn to space heaters to warm their homes. If you use a space heater, make sure to remember these safety tips that could protect your home from a fire.

In the early morning hours, a family of seven was asleep in their Van Buren Township home when a fire broke out.

Here's how you can safely celebrate July 4 with fireworks in Ann Arbor, according to officials.

A house fire can quickly spread, putting you and your family in danger in moments. Here are steps everyone should take to prepare for and prevent a home fire.

Just think about it -- marshmallows slowly warming over a bonfire. You’re sitting in a nice camping chair and enjoying the weather. Sounds pretty great, right?

Girls around Tree Town can join the Ann Arbor Fire and Police departments this summer for the new Blaze & Blue summer camp.

Shawn Allen and most fire marshals across the country get upset when people are hurt or killed in house fires because they are preventable.

Local 4 meteorologist Paul Gross is sharing his experience with a home fire, and important advice for all.

The holidays are here, and that means warm and festive celebrations for many, which may include beautiful holiday decorations and delicious food.

On average, 500,000 pets are impacted by smoke inhalation a year, primarily from house fires, and of those 40,000 do not survive. July happens to be Pet Fire Safety Month, so it is a good time to prep your pet and your home for fire safety. The experts at Kidde are helping us get ready.

Many families enjoy spending time at backyard barbeques or gathered around a bonfire, which puts more children and teens suffering accidental burns.

Ann Arbor firefighters and other emergency personnel respond to a garage fire on Ann Arbor's southside on March 12, 2021. ANN ARBOR – The Ann Arbor Fire Department received calls for two house fires about an hour apart on Friday morning. They were then taken to University of Michigan hospital with smoke inhalation, said Ann Arbor Fire Chief Mike Kennedy. The Ann Arbor Police Department and Emergent Health EMS assisted AAFD on the fires. pic.twitter.com/afeH3kvA3H — Ann Arbor Police (@A2Police) March 12, 2021A second fire was reported on the 1400 block of Harpst on the city’s southside.

ANN ARBOR – Members of the Ann Arbor Fire Department responded to a house fire on Saturday just after 8:30 a.m. According to a Facebook post by the department, the firefighters battled a blaze on Miller Ave. just east of M-14. A second alarm brought in fire departments from Pittsfield Township, Scio Township, Saline Area and Ann Arbor Township. Ann Arbor Police Department, Huron Valley Ambulance and Helping Area Response Teams provided assistance on the scene. This is the third second alarm structure fire in Ann Arbor in 2020.

Underwood Fire sign in Wixom, Mich. (WDIV)Priming the pumpUnderwood Fire is an unassuming business inside a sprawling Wixom industrial park. I got a call, I didnt know what I was going for, but it was a recruiting office, he said. Underwood president Damon Pietraz walks the floor of his warehouse in Wixom, Michigan, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. His work begins the daily process for him and his co-workers, Wixom, Michigan, Tuesday, July, 2020. In relation to fire safety in a building, a lot of people dont know that this even exists.

Nobody anticipates their home will catch on fire; that’s why it’s important to have a plan, and that plan should include your pets.

Last year, residential structure fires in Michigan killed 139 people and – according to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) – Michigan fire departments responded to 13,909 residential structure fires in 2018. So far in 2019, 86 people have died in residential structure fires and there have been 9,372 residential structure fires across Michigan. Make sure you have a smoke alarm in every bedroom or sleeping area and have one smoke alarm on every level of your home, including the basement. For added protection, consider a connected smoke alarm system, so when one smoke alarm sounds all the smoke alarms sound in the whole home. How to get free smoke alarmsMI Prevention : This is a State of Michigan sponsored that provides smoke alarms to those in need.