Northwest Area Strike Team

1. Underwriters Laboratories offer grill safety information in the article titled As Grills Heat Up So Do Safety Concerns.
2. Experts Say Most Common Smoke Alarms Slow to React is an interesting article about smoke alarm reaction time when smoke is present.
3. CO Deaths is an interesting article from the NFPA Journal that outlines the hazards and statistics of this "silent killer".
4. NAS-T  investigators from six member agencies investigate an early morning fire.
5. NAS-T Fire Prevention Officers remind you that novelty lighters are not really toys. Public Service Announcement.
6. U.S. Fire Administration Kicks Off Public Safety Campaign to End #1 Cause of Preventable Home Fire Deaths - Fires Caused by Smoking Materials.

• NAS-T Investigators meeting is scheduled for 09/09/08 at Worthington.

• NAS-T Coordinators & Chiefs Meeting is scheduled for 09/10/08 at Ohio EPA.

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