Fire Prevention Week
October 9 - 15, 2022 is Fire Prevention Week in Parkland County!
Fire won't wait. Plan your escape.
Join NFPA® in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW). This year’s FPW campaign, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape™”, works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe from home fires.
Today’s homes burn faster than ever. You may have as little as two minutes (or even less time) to safely escape a home fire from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Your ability to get out of a home during a fire depends on early warning from smoke alarms and advance planning.
To learn more, please visit http://www.nfpa.org/fpw
Do you and your Family have a Home Safety Plan?
Smoke Alarms and Testing (Smoke Alarm Saturdays) |
Make the first Saturday of each month “Smoke Alarm Saturday”! A working smoke alarm will clue you in that there is a fire and you need to escape. Fire moves fast. You and your family could have only minutes to get out safely once the smoke alarm sounds.
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Develop a home fire escape plan and practice it at least twice a year! |
Having a home fire escape plan will make sure everyone knows what to do when the smoke alarm sounds so they can get out safely
REMEMBER: When You Hear a Beep, Get On Your Feet! Get out and stay out. Call 9-1-1 from your outside meeting place. Hear a Chirp, Make a Change! A chirping alarm needs attention. Replace the batteries or the entire alarm if it is older than 10 years old. If you don’t remember how old it is, replace it. |
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