This month on Fire Marshal's Corner, host Ed Comeau launches the first of a regular series of interviews about the groundbreaking project, Vision 20/20. This project, funded by a DHS Fire Prevention and Safety Grant, is developing a national strategic...

Podcast • November 17th, 2008

This month's edition of Fire Marshal's Corner takes us back to the issue of photoelectric versus ionization smoke alarms. Since last month's show, quite a bit has happened and we need to bring people up-to-date. The National Institute of Standards...

Podcast • March 27th, 2008

This month's show focuses on a particularly troubling issue: catastrophic, multiple-fatality fires, where three or more people are killed per incident. By tracking these fires through several sources, for 2007 there were 113 incidents killing 431, 54...

Podcast • January 15th, 2008

In this month's Fire Marshal's Corner, we start with some very sound advice from South Carolina Fire Marshal John Reich about holiday fire safety, particularly when it comes to Christmas Tree fires. Every year these fires happen, but are very easily...

Podcast • November 29th, 2007

As we move into the Fourth of July, and summer in general, fireworks will be going off all across the country. Joining us is Jerry Wingard from the South Carolina Fire Marshal's office to talk about fireworks and fireworks safety. Dan Madrzykowski...

Podcast • July 3rd, 2007

Hosted by Ed Comeau This month's Fire Marshal's Corner features an interview with Rhode Island Representative Jim Langevin who introduced the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act in Congress. The International Code Council will be holding a hearing that...

Podcast • April 17th, 2007