As the holiday season lights up across Ohio, Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon is urging revelers to take extra precautions with their decorations. Reardon is sharing crucial advice to keep families safe ...

Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office emphasizes the importance of using approved heating devices and maintaining safe distances from combustible materials.

As frigid temperatures settle into Ohio, the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Divisions of State Fire Marshal (SFM) and Industrial Compliance (DIC) are offering some simple tips on how to heat everyone’s ...

especially one that’s been setting out for several weeks,” State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon said in a press release. “Dried-out trees present a real fire danger because they burn fast and ...

Below are a few of the suggestions SFM has: According to Ohio Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon, a main cause of fires around this time is the use of alternative heating sources. “Any time we ...

As frigid temperatures settle into Ohio, the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Divisions of State Fire Marshal (SFM) and Industrial Compliance (DIC) are offering some simple tips on how to heat your home ...

Underwriter's Lab is the most common one," said Marshal Kevin Reardon. "They're named appropriately because they need space. Anything around a space heater should be cleared for at least 3 feet ...