Chimney Safety Week
NATIONAL CHIMNEY SAFETY WEEK In the spirit of the season, cooler weather brings National Chimney Safety Week – the week before National Fire Prevention Week. The observance aims to reach [...]
Honoring and Remembering 9/11 Heroes
As we think back on this day 19 years ago, we are reminded of the incredible sacrifices of so many. We think about the firefighters, medics, police, military, and others [...]
National Insurance Awareness Day – June 28, 2020
For most of us, insurance is one of those things we forget about until we need it, kind of like a spare tire. This is why National Insurance Awareness Day [...]
Arson Awareness Week 2020
Arson Awareness Week 2020 (May 3-9) highlights the crucial role that firefighters can play in a successful fire investigation. Firefighters are not just the first responders to the fire, but [...]
International Firefighters’ Day 2020
Firefighters dedicate their lives to the protection of life and property. Sometimes that dedication is in the form of countless hours volunteered over many years, and in others it is [...]
Check Your Smoke Detectors on Daylight Savings
Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries Daylight saving time officially started on Sunday, March 8, at 2 a.m. While your phones and computers will automatically "spring forward" one hour earlier, [...]
Put A Freeze on Winter Fires
Festive celebrations, flickering lights, and winter greens are hallmarks of the holiday season, but they also present fire risks that can quickly turn this festive time of year into a [...]
International Fraud Awareness Week
This week is International Fraud Awareness Week and Jack Ward Fire Consultants is working with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) to encourage businesses to join the global effort to minimize [...]
Generator Safety
Take Care When Using A Generator A generator can be a priceless tool in restoring a sense of normalcy after a storm. However, it is important to take care of [...]
Preparing to Weather the Storms – 2019 Hurricane Preparedness
Forecasters from the Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), have predicted that the United States should have a near-normal hurricane season in 2019. Although Hurricane [...]