<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2qBjYi_0wKWQsV300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2qBjYi_0wKWQsV300" width="1261" height="619" ></figure>October is National Fire Prevention Month and the Northville Township Fire Department played a significant role recently in preventing fires across the nation.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) attended the October Board of Trustees meeting to thank the Fire Department for its July 2023 investigation of a home fire. The Department concluded that one of the family dogs unwittingly turned on the stove, setting fire to an air fryer that had been placed on top of it. Two dogs died as a result of the smoke inhalation. The Department notified the CPSC the next day after recreating the ease of turning the knob and discovering others complaining online about it, which prompted a review of the stove safety.The CPSC’s year-long investigation logged reports of more than 250 fires, 18 of which caused extensive property damage, and 40 injuries. In addition, seven of those fires involved pet deaths, including the fire in Northville Township. The CPSC’s work, rooted in Northville Township, led to a national recall of more than 1.1 million Samsung slide-in electric ranges. The ranges were sold at Best Buy, Costco, The Home Depot, Lowe’s and other appliance stores nationwide, and online at Samsung.com. Depending upon the model, the ranges were sold from May 2013 through August 2024 for between $1,250 and $3,050.“We are so grateful for the work that Deputy Fire Chief Tom Hughes, Captain Phil Sutherland and the team at Northville did to get the ball rolling, to bring this to our attention and to keep Northville and our whole country safe,” said Becky Barnhart, a CPSC Supervisory Product Safety Investigator, who attended with colleague Yolanda Tiano, Product Safety Investigator.They presented Deputy Chief Hughes and Captain Sutherland, the incident commander on the fire, with a certificate and challenge coin to further express her gratitude.Deputy Chief Hughes noted every fire undergoes a similar investigation to determine its origin and cause. “Many people believe this is solely to address cases of arson or criminal activity; however, our investigations go beyond that, focusing on all potential factors involved, to prevent future fires,” he said. That’s because Community Risk Reduction, also known as fire prevention, is one of the pillars of the Department. Some of its community education includes the kindergarten and new fourth grade fire and life safety program, CPR and AED training at Northville High School and the September open house at Fire Department Headquarters.“Having been in the fire marshal's office for a very long time, I know it's incredibly difficult to measure things that don't happen, right? It's very easy to measure things that do,” Deputy Chief Hughes said. “This is a success story because we helped prevent possible future fires. It’s part of the things we do above and beyond to protect those around us.”</div></body>

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Fire Department Investigation is Catalyst to Nationwide Recall

October is National Fire Prevention Month and the Northville Township Fire Department played a significant role recently in preventing fires across the nation. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) attended the October Board of Trustees meeting to thank the Fire Department for its July 2023 investigation of a home fire. The Department concluded that one of the family dogs unwittingly turned on the stove, setting fire to an air fryer that had been placed on top of it. Two dogs died as a result of the smoke inhalation. The Department notified the CPSC the next day after recreating the ease of turning the knob and discovering others complaining online about it, which prompted a review of the stove safety.