Between 2014 and 2018, US fire departments responded to more than 350,000 house fires. That accounts for more than 25% of all fires in the country. Unsurprisingly, cooking and smoking are the most ...

A fire can break out when we least expect it, and when that happens, fire extinguishers are often the first tools we turn to. Whether a pan catches fire while we're cooking or a fraying electrical ...

You wouldn’t use a screwdriver to hammer in a nail, and you shouldn’t put water on a grease fire. You need the right tool for the right job. But how do we know when to use each fire extinguisher in an ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HIGH POINT, N.C. — Don’t make a deadly ...