fire safety

Every day it seems there is another tragic report of a Louisiana family losing their home, and belongings in a fire that started within the home. What's to blame for this surge of house fires every year around this time?

There are some things you'll want to check before you fire up the furnace, fireplace, or space heater this week.

Since afternoon showers make hanging clothes on the line in Louisiana a challenge we all use our dryers a lot. But are we putting our families at unnecessary risk?

Authorities on the scene say that the home only had one smoke detector inside and it was not working at the time of the blaze, per reports.

There's nothing like the smell of a real Christmas tree. As beautiful as they can be, they can also be extremely dangerous.

Most of us don't have a plan.

The most likely place for a fire to start in your home is the kitchen. Here's how you can prevent that from happening.

January is the month when most dryer fires happen. There are some simple steps you can take to make your dryer and your home safer all year long.

Since you haven't thought about using your heater for the past few months, here are some things to consider before you turn it on tomorrow night.

State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says there has been an increase in fire fatalities in the state in the last couple of weeks.

Fire is responsible for over 125 injuries every year over the Halloween holiday. Here's what you need to know to make sure your Halloween is safe.

The Lafayette Fire Department reported no one was injured in the residential fire this afternoon.

The alarm company dispatcher told me the fire department had been sent and asked if I wanted to cancel the alarm. I told her, I will let you know if I see smoke billowing out of my house.

KATC TV 3 Anchor and 97.3 The Dawg announcer Tracy Wirtz has some solid advice for you and your family when it comes to smoke detectors after a fire damages her Crowley home.

When it gets cold outside, we want to get warm inside. Most of the time it's a very comfortable feeling, but you do need give your heating choices a check up before you turn them on.

It looks like they are having blackened turkey this year. Would you know what to do in a situation like this?

88-year-old Gustava Alexander, who was sleeping in her home, woke up just in time to escape a fire.

It's another tragic chapter to the country song life that Trace Adkins has lived. You may recall Trace has been shot, run over by farm equipment and now had a house burn down. Trace was not at home when the blaze broke out, his children were.  Thanks to a plan that the family had implemented and practiced, everyone was able to get out safely. Rhonda Adkins, Trace's wife, said thank God for a fire