Navy Times on MSN

Navy needs to improve fire safety enforcement on ships, watchdog warns

Staffing shortages and ineffective ways of ensuring contractors comply with safety standards threaten to derail fire ...
Homeland Security Today

GAO: Navy Fire Prevention Improvements Tied to Stronger Contractor Oversight

However, staffing shortages threaten progress and oversight. GAO found that key organizations responsible for fire safety ...
KPBS on MSN

New report says government hiring freeze could raise risk of fires on Navy ships

A new Government Accountability Office report says the Navy is falling short of its fire safety goals in the wake of the ...

Loved ones gather to celebrate life of Minnesota firefighter Tim Bertz

Tim Bertz worked for the Harris and Lino Lakes fire departments, and on Dec. 17, he graduated from the St. Paul Fire Academy. He died just five days later.
Marine Log

GAO: Navy still needs to do more on ship fire prevention

Welding and other hot work involved in U.S. Navy ship maintenance means a significant risk of ship fires. The 2020 fire that ...
WBAL-TV

Fire breaks out on US warship off Japan, injuring two sailors

A fire broke out Wednesday on the USS New Orleans warship off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries.The fire on the amphibious transport dock ship has been extinguished ...