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

Fire Marshall Butch Browning talks about the latest rules affecting the operation of bars and restaurants across Louisiana.

State Fire Marshall Butch Browning talks about the move to Phase III COVID 19 regulations and how Louisiana businesses will respond to the changes.

State Fire Marshall Butch Browning talks about the updated rules for Louisiana and his department's role in enforcing them.

State Fire Marshall Butch browning talks about first responders already on hand in Florida, ready to assist as that area prepares for Hurricane Dorian.

State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says investigators will continue checking out the devastating blaze that damaged First Baptist Church in Bossier City.

State Fire Marshal Butch Browning is reminding people to always be cautious when using fireworks.

The state's fire marshal says use common sense tonight.

The State Fire Marshal says Louisiana residents must be prepared for when something goes wrong.

Two other people who were in the home managed to escape.

The call went out for firefighters to respond to the blaze around 9:30 last night.

Browning says fireworks can be used safely if adults supervise the activity.

Browning Retired three weeks ago under a cloud of allegations that he has since been cleared of.

Browning is taking a job in the private sector. Felicia Cooper has been announced as his temporary replacement.

Firefighters responded to a fire early Saturday morning in Kaplan on West 10th Street.

New Year's Eve is just around the corner, and with that come the fireworks. While State Fire Marshall Butch Browning would rather we all go see a pulic fireworks display where professionals run the show, he offers some common sense tips for those of us who'll be getting our own.

The Husser Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 6:30 this morning to a rural road after receiving a report by a passerby that a home was burned to the ground.

A man dies in an overnight house fire. Butch Browning with the State Fire Marshall's Office says firefighters arrived at the home in Ville Platte to discover it entirely in flames and unsafe to enter.

State fire officials say the fire at a Dollar General in Natchitoches was intentionally set by the store manager and an employee. State Fire Marshall Butch Browning says money and merchandise were missing from the store.

Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain is urging caution as a combination of dead vegetation and low humidity make February through April fire season in the state.