{"id":45,"date":"2026-09-29T13:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wchsnetwork\/firefighters-from-around-mountain-state-gather-for-fire-safety-summit-in-charleston\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:15:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:15:57","slug":"firefighters-from-around-mountain-state-gather-for-fire-safety-summit-in-charleston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/wchsnetwork\/firefighters-from-around-mountain-state-gather-for-fire-safety-summit-in-charleston\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters from around Mountain State gather for Fire Safety Summit in Charleston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CHARLESTON, W.Va. <\/strong>\u2014 For the second time in 12 years, firefighters from across West Virginia came together for a Fire Safety Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state Fire Marshal\u2019s Office worked with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and other partners to host the event Tuesday in Charleston at the Beni Kedem Temple. State Fire Marshal Ken Tyree told MetroNews that it\u2019s an important event to share ideas and strategies to battle flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ken Tyree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s centered around wildfire intervention, wildfire interface; everything to do with fire prevention and fire safety,\u201d Tyree said. \u201cWhether it comes to educational messaging, whether it comes to fire escape plans, whether it comes to smoke alarms, portable fire extinguishers; carbon monoxide as another educational aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The summit highlighted the NFPA\u2019s Don\u2019t Chance Safety campaign. Tyree said that fire safety professionals, leaders, and community organizations from all around West Virginia were on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally the importance of safety, whether it comes to codes and standards, and most importantly, where people live,\u201d Tyree said. \u201cSo, first responders, fire departments throughout the state, have come, from as far as the Eastern Panhandle to as south as Mercer County.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyree said fire prevention needs to take precedence and communities need to be aware of what they can do to stop fires. He added that smoke alarms can save lives. He said that fire fatalities are all-too-common in the Mountain State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very critical, because when you look at our state, unfortunately we have a significantly high fire death rate in the state in the past couple years,\u201d Tyree said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a fire death rate of 60 people that have died, with our population not being that large.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since wildfires were a focus in the summit, Tyree noted that Thursday begins limited burn season in West Virginia. He said that the summit reinforced safety tips for firefighters that they can pass along to ther communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c(It\u2019s about) being wise in how we burn,\u201d Tyree said. \u201cObviously, controlled burning is good. Now that we have a limited burn season, from October to December, it\u2019s critical to have the proper interface, the proper layout, proper cleanups.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyree said it was great to see collaboration among firefighters in the state at the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the senior fire official in the state, this is what we always hope to have,\u201d Tyree said. \u201cGood collaboration, good networking, with the ultimate end of really just trying to reduce the number of fires and fatalites.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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