DFS Press Releases

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Here are the Press Releases that are available at this time  Press Release  Date  State Fire Marshal Reminds People to Change Your Clock Change Your Battery   10/30/2009 State Fire Marshal Launches Fire Prevention Week, October 4-10, 2009, Asks Residents to, Stay Fire Smart  09/29/2009 15th Annual MA Fire & Life Safety Education Conference at Devens  09/24/2009 Be Aware of Burns and Scalds! 2008 M-BIRS Report is Released   07/28/2009 Marshal and NFPA Hold a Eastern MA Fireworks Press Conference   07/01/2009 Marshal and NFPA Hold a Western MA Fireworks Press Conference   07/01/2009 Class #28 Call/Volunteer Firefighting Training Program Graduation   06/30/2009 Class #184 Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy   06/19/2009 Class #27 Call/Volunteer Firefighting Training Program Graduation   06/10/2009 Don’t Jump Into The Pool Just Yet, Fire Marshal and MassDEP Warn Residents About Handling of Pool Chemicals   06/06/2009 Savor the Flavor of a Great Memorial Day Barbecue with a Well Maintained Grill   05/20/2009 Over 200 Professionals in Fire, Juvenile Justice, Social Service and Mental Health Attend Conference on Juvenile Firesetting   05/15/2009 Keep Smoking Material Out of Bark Mulch   05/01/2009 State Fire Marshal Coan Asks Public to Check for Electrical Hazards May is National Electrical Safety Month   05/01/2009 State Fire Marshal Coan Announces Arson Awareness Week, May 3-9, 2009 “Arson for Profit - Cashing in with Fire”   04/30/2009 Class #183 Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy   03/27/2009 State Fire Marshal Urges Caution Prevent Brush and Wildland Fires   03/26/2009 Bourne -New Hazardous Materials Squads Cut Response Time   03/05/2009 Danvers -New Hazardous Materials Squads Cut Response Time   03/04/2009 State Fire Marshal Reminds People to Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery   02/27/2009 Class #25 Call/Volunteer Firefighting Training Program Graduation   02/10/2009 Winners of High School Burn Awareness Video Contest Announced   02/02/2009 State Fire Marshal Urges Prompt Disposal of Christmas Trees   01/05/2009 State Fire Marshal Urges Residents to Practice Ice & Cold Water Safety   01/02/2009 Class #182 Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy   12/18/2008 Surviving The State of Emergency   12/15/2008 Practice Safety in the Wake of this Storm: Don’t Make a Bad Situation Worse   12/12/2008 40 Administrative and Executive Fire Officers Graduate from Management Training Program   12/11/2008 Candle Safety Awareness Day is Monday, December 8, 2008   12/05/2008 Governor Patrick Presents 19th Annual “Firefighter Of The Year” Awards   12/03/2008 Fire and Police Graduate Advanced Fire Investigation Course   10/31/2008 State Fire Marshal Reminds People to Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery   10/30/2008 State Fire Marshal Launches Fire Prevention Week, October 5-11   09/29/2008 Class #181 Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy   09/26/2008 14th Annual MA Fire & Life Safety Education Conference   09/24/2008 Class #24 Call/Volunteer Firefighting Training Program Graduation   07/10/2008 State Fire Marshal and NFPA Urge the Public to “Be Smart! Leave the Fireworks to the Pros” - West Conference   06/26/2008 State Fire Marshal and NFPA Urge the Public to “Be Smart! Leave the Fireworks to the Pros” - East Conference   06/26/2008 Class #23 Call/Volunteer Firefighting Training Program Graduation   06/24/2008 Class #180 Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy   06/20/2008 Class #22 Call/Volunteer Firefighting Training Program Graduation   06/10/2008 State Fire Marshal Says Dive Into Pool Chemical Safety   06/06/2008 Fire and Police Graduate Advanced Fire Investigation Course   05/28/2008 Have a Great Memorial Day Barbecue with a Well Maintained Grill   05/22/2008 Over 200 Attend Conference on Juvenile Firesetting During Arson Awareness Week   05/09/2008 Smoking Causes Spring Outdoor Fires   04/23/2008 Class #179 Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy   03/28/2008 Change Your Clock Change Your Battery Sunday March 9, 2008   02/29/2008 Class #21 Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training Program Graduation   02/21/2008 Class #20 Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training Program Graduation   02/07/2008 State Fire Marshal Coan Announces Burn Awareness Week February 3-9, 2008   01/17/2008 2006 - 2007 Investigative and Press Releases 2006 - 2007 web page

Fire Investigation Press Releases Press Release  Date  Smoking Cause of Greenfield Apartment Fire   11/17/2009 Natural Gas Explosion fatal in Somerset   10/26/2009 New Bedford Fatal Fire Electrical   10/09/2009 Smoking Materials Cause Dudley Fire   09/14/2009 Fire Destroys Ipswich Boat House   08/10/2009 Update on New Bedford Vapor Release   08/04/2009 Electrical Malfunction Causes Framingham Mansion Fire   06/29/2009 Middleborough Church Fire Electrical   05/26/2009 Electrical Overload Caused Attleboro Court House Fire   05/19/2009 Woman Arrested in Freetown Fire   04/10/2009 Scituate Gas Explosion Deliberate Act by Victim   04/09/2009 Revere Man Arrested for Possession of Stolen Property from Medford DPW   04/08/2009 Multiple Fatal Fire in Quincy   03/25/2009 Electrical Failure Caused Cape Cod Animal Hospital Fire   03/11/2009 Woodstove Caused Death of Elderly Plymouth Couple   02/18/2009 Natural Gas Leak Cause of Gloucester Explosion   01/29/2009 Arrests Made in Springfield, Mass., Church Arson  01/16/2009 Indictments/Arrests related to the Macedonia Church of God in Christ Fire in Springfield.   01/16/2009 Fire Marshal’s Office Concludes Investigation of Scituate Explosion   12/22/2008       Additional Scituate Explosion Information   12/22/2008 Space Heater Causes Franklin Fatal Fire   12/15/2008 Reward Increased in Springfield Church Arson   12/01/2008 Randolph Arson Injured Three   11/25/2008 Smoking on Home Oxygen Causes Hadley Fatal Fire   11/24/2008 Manslaughter in Smoking on O2 Fatal Fire   11/17/2008 Bedding Too Close to Baseboard Heater Cause of Palmer Fatal Fire   11/14/2008 Lawrence Fatal Fire Electrical   11/03/2008 Coal Stove Cause of Hopkinton Fatal Fire   11/03/2008 Arrest Made in Taunton Bakery Fire   10/08/2008 Investigators Ask for Public’s Help in Foxborough Arson   09/26/2008 Fire at Harvard Historical Society Building Deemed Accidental   09/23/2008 Sandwich Law Office Fire Sparked by Lightning   08/26/2008 Beverly Fire Caused by Spontoneous Combustion of Refinishing Materials   08/22/2008 Hull Inn Fire Incendiary   08/14/2008 Northboro Fire Indictments   07/25/2008 Elderly Couple Injured in Swampscott Fire   06/27/2008 Natick Fire Electrical   06/19/2008 Dartmouth Code Enforcement Investigation Update   06/18/2008 Juvenile Arrested for Holyoke Arson   06/11/2008 Swampscott Boy Loses Fingers Making Fireworks - Charges Against Store Illegally Selling Materials Used   06/11/2008 Dartmouth Fire Started by Illegal Storage of Gasoline   06/06/2008 Rockland Barn Fire Arson   06/05/2008 Improper Disposal of Smoking Materials in Bark Mulch Sparks Peabody Blaze   06/04/2008 Fatal Palmer Fire Electrical  05/23/2008 Lawrence Arsonist Sentenced to Life for 2003 Homicides  05/13/2008 Smoking on Oxygen Causes Lunenberg Fatal   05/10/2008 Cause Determined in Framingham High Rise Fire   04/15/2008 Dryer Caused Milton Fatal Fire   04/14/2008 Hanson Fire at Old Plymouth County Hospital Arson   04/10/2008 Fireworks Being Manufactured in Plymouth Home   04/08/2008 5 Arrested in Hyannis Fire   04/04/2008 Northborough Strip Mall Fire Called Arson   03/28/2008 Provincetown Arson Investigation   03/18/2008 State Fire Marshal Concludes Investigation into Danvers Explosion   03/11/2008 Hanson Fire Intentionally Set   02/28/2008 Smoking Materials Cause Lawrence Fatal Fire   02/15/2008 Arson Ruled Out in Lawrence Conflagration   02/07/2008 Newton Fire Caused by Smoking Materials   01/28/2008 Cause of Jan. 16 Danvers Fatal Fire: Electrical   01/22/2008 Arson Watch Rewards Presented to Three Who Solved 2004 String of Arson Fires   01/16/2008 Ware Fatal Fire Electrical   01/15/2008 Gloucester Fatal Fire Investigation Concludes   01/11/2008 Weymouth Fire Caused by Faulty Heating System   01/09/2008 2006 - 2007 Investigative and Press Releases  2006 - 2007 web page

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