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Boy Saves Family From House Fire

by Amy Hatch, Posted Aug 24th 2009 12:30PM

An 11-year-old Chicago boy saved his family from a fire. Credit: Jupiterimages
An 11-year-old Chicago boy saved his family from a devastating house fire when he carried his 2-year-old god-sister out of the house and then ran back inside to ...
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Holly Robinson Peete Dishes About Life as a Mom

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Dec 15th 2008 4:00PM

Holly Robinson Peete is one accomplished lady. She's built an impressive acting resume. She's a published author, has her own radio show, runs a charitable foundation, and is married to former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete. But Holly is also a mom ...
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Lighters missing child-resistant mechanism - Product Recall

by Sandy Maple, Posted Oct 26th 2008 10:00AM

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 24,000 "Gas Match" and "Ready, Aim...Fire" Multi-Purpose Lighters. The lighters fail to meet federal safety standards because they may not contain a child-resistant ...
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Smoke alarms don't wake children (video)

by Angie Felton, Posted Sep 14th 2007 10:30AM

Reader Nell sent us a link to a YouTube of a news report that left me with a huge lump in my throat. Counting on the fire detector to wake your children in the event of a fire could be a deadly mistake. As the startling video demonstrates, the shrill ...
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CPSC issues warning about dorm fires

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 21st 2007 5:33PM

There are plenty of things to worry about when your child goes off to college. Will she be homesick? Will he party like a rock star? Will anyone actually go to class? Here's another thing to worry about that you might not have considered: According ...
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Are you an open or a closed door family?

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 19th 2006 5:00PM

I grew up in a house where we slept with the doors open at night. The only time I ever wondered if this was a good idea was when we had Fire Safety Day at school and the firefighters told us it was best to sleep with the door closed to protect ...
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