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Better strategic than sorry with home safety
Better strategic than sorry with home safety.(GUEST COLUMN)(home improvement) In a nation fascinated with home improvement, the last decade has...
DSN Retailing Today, 05/09/05 by Meri-K Appy · More from publication -
Home security when you're away from home
FOR SEVERAL YEARS, I've used this space to celebrate and explore the complex and important work being done at the community level to ensure greater...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/03 by Appy, Meri-K · More from publication -
Team up for fire safety
JUST IN TIME for Fire Prevention Week 2002, more than 12 million students received educational materials through their Weekly Readers, the nation's...
NFPA Journal, 05/01/03 by Appy, Meri-k · More from publication -
Security bars can have unintended consequences
OF THE MANY tragic scenarios I've considered as a fire safety educator, the image of people trying to escape a burning home, only to be blocked by...
NFPA Journal, 03/01/03 by Appy, Meri-K · More from publication -
NFPA finds new recruits for community safety
OUTREACH AS FIRE DEPARTMENTS across the United States were motivating their communities to "Team Up for Fire Safety" during Fire Prevention Week...
NFPA Journal, 01/01/03 by Appy, Meri-K · More from publication -
Don't let a candle fire ruin your holiday
outreach Candle fires rise to a 19-year high after a decade-long decline. Candle fires in one- and two-family dwellings, manufactured housing,...
NFPA Journal, 11/01/02 by Appy, Meri-K · More from publication -
Home fire drills: What you should know
Fire safety begins at home with working alarms and frequent drills. Think of your children or grandchildren asleep in their beds tonight. If the...
NFPA Journal, 09/01/02 by Appy, Meri-K · More from publication -
Planting the seeds of safety
outreach Champion Management Teams 'till the soil' to ensure safety grows in every community. Building support for a sustainable education...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/02 by Appy, Meri-K · More from publication -
Panic is a misunderstood concept
outreach Public safety education has made the difference in emergency behavior. Panic. Webster's Dictionary defines it as "a sudden overpowering...
NFPA Journal, 05/01/02 by Appy, Meri-K · More from publication -
Safety lessons beyond September 11
outreach The SafeUSA conference revealed the keys to meeting the safety needs of the United States. September 11, 2001, was a bright, beautiful...
NFPA Journal, 03/01/02 by Appy, Meri-K · More from publication
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