Fire Prevention Week (FPW) is an annual event sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The event takes place over a week every October to educate about the simple but necessary actions people can take to keep themselves and those around them safe in case of a fire. Firefighters provide this important education in an attempt to decrease the number of casualties by fire each year.
Take this as an opportunity to talk about fire safety with your family and ensure your family and friends are all more confident in the case of a fire emergency.
Choose interconnected smoke alarms, so when one sounds, they all sound.
Put smoke alarms inside and outside each bedroom and sleeping area. Put alarms on every level of the home.
Make sure your smoke alarms work. Your family is not safe if they can’t hear the smoke alarms.
Test smoke alarms every month and replace 9-volt smoke alarm batteries at least once every year.
Smoke alarms do not last forever. Get new smoke alarms every 10 years.
When you hear a smoke alarm, you may have less than 2 minutes to get everyone outside and safe.
