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We spend most of the time in our home in the kitchen. It is the family meeting place, children’s homework station and of course, the place to cook and eat meals. However, the kitchen could be the most hazardous place in the home. Cooking fires are the number one leading cause of home fires, causing

AKE Safety Equipment will be attending the Farm Rescue annual banquet and three agricultural tradeshows in November. AKE Safety Equipment is looking forward to attending the shows and sharing how STOP-FYRE® fire extinguishers can keep your tractors and farming equipment safe from fire damage! Stop by the AKE booths at the agriculture tradeshows to find out

Halloween is a fun time of year for children of all ages, but it also can be quite a hazardous holiday for children. According the National Fire Protection Association, between 2006 and 2010, there were over 1,000 reported home fires due to Halloween decorations causing over $16 million in property damage. Two out of five

College students who live away from home need to be just as diligent about fire safety as they were when they were living at home. Most college students learned about fire safety during Fire Prevention Weeks in elementary school. But, students can forget about the important safety tips as they are getting older and

AKE Safety Equipment recently participated in a fund raising event for the Boy Scouts of America at the Gamehaven Scout Reservation. The 19th Annual Jim Killen Boy Scout Sporting Shoot, held in September, had over 140 participants in the Boy Scouts fundraising event. The event, sponsored by Jim and Katie Killen, had a target shooting

AKE Safety Equipment will be attending two agricultural tradeshows in October. Stop by the AKE booths at the agriculture tradeshows to find out why STOP-FYRE® fire extinguishers are the “World’s BEST fire extinguisher™”! AKE Safety Equipment is looking forward to attending the shows and sharing how STOP-FYRE fire extinguishers can keep your tractors and farming

Fire Prevention Week 2014 is October 5th to 11th. This is one week out of the year where the importance of fire safety is shared by people and organizations who desire to spread the word about this critical topic. Fire Prevention Week was officially started as a memorial week to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently released a study on the Firefighters Fatalities in the United States in 2013. This comprehensive report breaks down the numbers, types and causes of deaths for firefighters in the past year. The NFPA and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) both have released yearly reports, dating back to 1986,

One of the most important things to have for home fire safety is an escape plan. But, according to the National Fire Protection Association, only 1/3 of American households have actually developed and practiced a home fire escape plan. In 2012, there were 365,000 reported home structure fires and 2,380 civilian deaths associated

Going camping and building campfires are enjoyable activities, but it is important to make sure that you are building and maintaining campfires safely. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, more than 90% of wildfires are caused by humans. Wildfires are often started by campers who are unable to control campfires.