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Press Release	Date
Don’t Dive Into The Pool Just Yet	05/17/2012
May is National Electrical Safety Month	05/03/2012
Keep Smoking Material Out of Bark Mulch New Regulation in Final Stages	04/18/2012
Fire Service Professional Development Summit Community Colleges Recognized	03/12/2012
Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery on March 11	03/08/2012
2011-2012 YouTube Burn Awareness Video Contest for High School	02/13/2012
State Fire Marshal Coan Announces Burn Awareness Week February 5-11, 2012	02/05/2012
State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan Advises Massachusetts Residents to Practice Ice and Cold Water Safety	01/17/2012
Uxbridge Fire Chief Named Deputy State Fire Marshal	01/11/2012
Class #37 Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training Program Graduation	01/10/2012
Sprinklers Save Lunenburg Condo and Dog Sprinklers Save Lunenburg Condo and Dog Photos	01/09/2012
Class #39 Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training Program Graduation	01/04/2012
State Fire Marshal Coan and Fire Chiefs Association Say Make Working Smoke Alarms Your New Year Resolution	12/28/2011
State Fire Marshal Urges Prompt Disposal of Christmas Trees	12/27/2011
Class #193 Recruits Graduate State Firefighting Academy	12/13/2011
Firefighters Graduate Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training Program	12/22/2011
State Fire Marshal Offers Winter Holiday Safety Tips	12/09/2011
Holiday Cooking Safety	11/17/2011
Quincy Faxon Park Apartments Fire Building and Fire Code Investigation	11/01/2011
Fire Marshal Issues Cold Weather Fire Safety Warning	10/31/2011
State Fire Marshal Offers Recipe for Fire Safety During Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15, 2011	10/07/2011
Massachusetts Department of Fire Services 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony And Memorial Steel Dedication	09/09/2011
State Fire Marshal Concludes Investigation into Bostik Explosion	09/07/2011
Extreme Caution Urged for Hazardous Debris Deposited by Receding Floodwaters	08/29/2011
State Fire Marshal Alerts Public and Retailers of Dangers of Gel Fuel	07/13/2011
State Fire Marshal Offers Summer Safety Tips	07/01/2011
Leave the Fireworks to the Professionals	06/30/2011
Class #36 Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training Program Graduation	06/28/2011
Class #191 Recruits Graduate State Firefighting Academy	06/24/2011
Governor Patrick Joins Firefighters to Dedicate Department of Fire Services in Stow	06/15/2011
29 Administrative and Executive Fire Officers Graduate from Management Training Program	06/09/2011
New Crowd Manager Requirement Effective June 1	06/03/2011
"Practice Safety in the Wake of this Storm: Don't Make a Difficult Situation Worse"	06/02/2011
State Fire Marshal Offers Outdoor Grilling Safety Tips	05/26/2011
Experts on Juvenile Firesetting Convene in Northeast	05/13/2011
The MA State 911 Dept. Fourth Annual Honors Awards Ceremony	04/27/2011
Class #190 Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy	03/25/2011
Change Your Clock Change Your Battery March 13	03/11/2011
Class #34 Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training Program Graduation	03/02/2011
Fire Officials Warn Hoarding Gasoline Not a Safe Solution to High Prices	02/24/2011
Teens, Fire Education and Medical Officials Celeberate Burn Awareness Week	02/15/2011
Class #35 Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training Program Graduation	02/15/2011
Class #33 Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training Program Graduation	02/08/2011
State Fire Marshal Coan Announces Burn Awareness Week February 6-12, 2011	01/24/2011
State Fire Marshal Issues Cold Weather Fire Safety Warning	01/21/2011
State Fire Marshal Issues Carbon Monoxide Warning	01/06/2011
State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan Urges MA Residents to Practice Ice & Cold Water Safety - Don't Skate on Thin Ice	01/03/2011
Adopt a Fire Hydrant	12/27/2010
Governor Patrick Presents 21st Annual	12/21/2010
Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy	12/17/2010
State Fire Marshal Offers Winter Holiday Safety Tips	12/14/2010
Candle Safety Awareness Day is Monday, December 13, 2010	12/06/2010
State Fire Marshal Offers Tips to Keep Warm Keep Safe This Winter	11/29/2010
State Fire Marshal Alerts Public & Retailers on Novelty Lighters Ban	11/10/2010
Attorney General Martha Coakley and State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan Release Findings of Testing of Unoderized Propane Supply in the State	11/05/2010
State Fire Marshal Reminds People to Change Your clock Change Your Battery	10/27/2010
State Fire Marshal Launches Fire Prevention Week, October 3-9, 2010	10/01/2010
Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy	09/24/2010
Independent Expert to Test Massachusetts Propane Supply Under Agreement Reached by Attorney General Coakley and State Fire Marshal	09/16/2010
AG, SFM Investigate Lack of Odorant in Propane	09/03/2010
Governor Patrick Signs Novelty Lighter Ban	08/30/2010
Fireworks Shooter Loses License for Illegal Show in Marshfield	07/14/2010
Class #32 Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training Program Graduation	07/13/2010
East Fireworks Conference	06/30/2010
West Fireworks Conference	06/30/2010
Class #31 Call/Volunteer Firefighting Training Program Graduation	06/28/2010
Class #187 Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy	06/11/2010
Keep Smoking Material Out of Bark Mulch	05/26/2010
State Fire Marshal Offers Outdoor Grilling Safety Tips	05/17/2010
State Fire Marshal Coan Asks Public to Check for Electrical Hazards May is National Electrical Safety Month	05/03/2010
Arson Awareness Week, May 2-8, 2010 - Community Arson Prevention	05/02/2010
Prevent Out of Control Brush Fires	04/05/2010
Commercial Kitchen Hood & Duct Cleaners and Inspectors Must Now Be State Certified	03/10/2010
Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery on March 14	03/08/2010
Class #186 Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy	02/26/2010
Class #29 Call/Volunteer Firefighting Training Program Graduation	02/24/2010
Class #30 Call/Volunteer Firefighting Training Program Graduation	02/23/2010
Fire Prevention Board Revises Smoke Alarm Regulations	02/22/2010
Teens, Fire, Education and Medical Officials Launch Burn Awareness Week - Winners of High School Burn Awareness Video Contest Announced	02/08/2010
State Fire Marshal Announces Burn Awareness Week February 7 - 13, 2010	01/29/2010
State Fire Marshal announces a Record Low Number of Civilian Fire Deaths in 2009	01/25/2010
State Fire Marshal and Task Force Launch Home Oxygen Safety Campaign	01/21/2010
State Fire Marshal Offers Winter Holiday Safety Tips	12/10/2009
Fire and Building Boards Vote on Regulations to Safely Use Houses of Worship as Shelter During Cold Weather Emergencies	12/09/2009
Candle Safety Awareness Day is Monday, December 14, 2009	12/07/2009
Governor Patrick Presents 20th Annual Firefighter of the Year Awards	12/03/2009
Class #185 Recruit Firefighters Graduate State Firefighting Academy	11/20/2009
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	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
2008 Investigative and Press Releases	2008 web page

Fire Investigation Press Releases
Press Release	Date
Electrical Cause of Fatal Bridgewater Fire	04/28/2012
Cause of North Attleboro Fatal Fire is Smoking	04/26/2012
Extensive Damage to Marlborough Apartment Building	04/25/2012
Propane Barbecue Grill Causes Uxbridge Fire	04/11/2012
Smoking Materials Ignite Dartmouth Apartment Complex Fire	04/10/2012
Man Charged with Series of Arson Fires	04/06/2012
Haverhill Fatal Fire Accidental	04/02/2012
Medical Oxygen Fueled Shrewsbury and Haverhill Fatal Fires	03/08/2012
Wayland Man Dies in Electrical Fire	03/02/2012
Smoking Cause of Waltham Fire	03/01/2012
Arrest Made In Westfield Arson Fire	01/27/2012
Fire Officials Determine West Springfield Fatal Fire Not a Deliberate Act	01/10/2012
Lee Lumberyard Fire Electrical	01/05/2012
Peabody Fatal Fire Electrical	01/04/2012
Groton Inn Fire Started in the Attic, Possibly Electrical	10/06/2011
Smoke Alarms Turned Off in New Bedford Fatal Fire	08/31/2011
Onset Fire Caused By Soldering Plumbing Pipes	07/29/2011
Public's Help Sought in Southbridge Arson Fires	06/02/2011
Arrest Made in Great Barrington Arson Spree	06/23/2011
Public's Help Sought in Southbridge Arson Fires	06/02/2011
Holden Car Fire Extended to Main Street Home	05/10/2011
Investigators Looking for Public's Help with Series of Wildland Fires	04/20/2011
11 People Overcome by Carbon Monoxide on Nantucket	04/16/2011
Ignition of Flammable Vapors Sparked West Springfield Explosion	03/24/2011
Chicopee Fatal Fire	03/18/2011
Brockton Fatal Fire Electrical	03/17/2011
Update Middleton Explosion Investigation	03/16/2011
Smoking Cause of Ipswich Fatal Fire	02/25/2011
Westfield Fatal Fire Electrical	02/18/2011
Fatal Bedford Fire Started By Torch Thawing Frozen Pipes	02/07/2011
Haverhill Serial Arsonist Pleads Guilty	01/10/2011
No Bail in Fatal Christmas Eve Fire	01/07/2011
Fire Investigators Seek Public's Help in Brockton Arson	01/06/2011
Taunton City Hall Fire Determined Intentionally Set	01/06/2011
Cranwell Resort Carriage House Fire Investigation Focuses on Space Heaters	12/30/2010
Yarmouth Bed & Breakfast Fire Under Investigation	12/13/2010
Sandwich Fire Ruled Arson	12/03/2010
5 Call Firefighters Arrested for Arson	09/30/2010
Rockland Man Arrested for Making Explosives	08/27/2010
Charges Brought in Stolen Gasoline From Whitman Home	08/17/2010
Arrest Made in Granby Arson	08/04/2010
Propane Leak Cause of Fatal Norfolk House Explosion	08/04/2010
Menemsha Harbor Update	07/13/2010
Marlboro Fire Started Inside Commercial Cooking Exhaust System	07/07/2010
Wellesley Fatal Fire Smoking-Related	06/21/2010
Smoking Cause of Taunton Fatal Fire	06/14/2010
Ten Year-Old Haverhill Boy Arraigned on Two Counts of Involuntary Manslaughter	05/17/2010
Tractor Malfunction Causes Sudbury Greenhouse Fire	05/11/2010
Medford Man Indicted For 2009 Arson Fire	04/21/2010
Extension Cord Cause of Malden Fire	04/07/2010
Update on Onset Warehouse Fire	04/01/2010
Four Teens Charged with Setting Two Abington Fires	03/19/2010
Conviction for 2008 Brockton Fatal Arson Fire	03/10/2010
Manchester Fire Electrical	03/12/2010
Arrests Made in Weymouth Arson Fires	02/08/2010
Waltham Fire Started During Utility Meter Change	01/21/2010
Cause Determined in West Cummington Congregational Church Fire	01/19/2010
Spencer - Two Found Dead in Fire; Apparent Murder-Suicide	01/14/2010
Smoking on Home Oxygen Cause of Whitman Fatal Fire	01/13/2010
Malden Fire Electrical	01/12/2010
Gasoline Vapors Ignited by Furnace Cause of Ware New Year's Eve Fatal Fire	01/07/2010
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
Heat Tape Caused Fatal Plymouth Manufactured Home Fire	08/05/2009
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
2008 Investigative and Press Releases	2008 web page

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