Fire Prevention Week is here! |
By Firefighter/EMT Christopher Eno | |
October 4, 2014 | |
“Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!” is the theme for Fire Prevention Week 2014, October 5-11. “Smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire, but they need to be working,” said Lorraine Carli, NFPA’s vice president of Outreach and Advocacy. “Unfortunately, many home fire deaths result from fires where a smoke alarm is present but does not operate. This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme focuses on motivating people to test their smoke alarms each month to make sure they’re working properly.” According to NFPA statistics: Having a working smoke alarm in the home cuts the risk of dying in a fire in half. NFPA recommends: *Installing smoke alarms inside every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. Fire Prevention Week occurs annually in October during the week in which October 9 falls, commemorating the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Each year, NFPA works in coordination with partnering companies, organizations and fire departments to promote Fire Prevention Week and its fire safety messages throughout North America. For more information on Fire Prevention Week and this year’s campaign theme, “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!”, visit www.fpw.org. For more Fire Prevention Tips, visit our Fire Safety section at: http://www.whitehorsefire.org/content/safety |
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