Fire Prevention Week is October 6–12, 2019 Fire can spread quickly through your home or facility, leaving you little time to safely escape. Fire evacuation plans, smoke detectors, sprinklers, and properly-maintained fire extinguishers can help save lives. Evacuation Plans Evacuation plans must include a map of your facility or home showing two exits (windows or…
Fire can spread quickly through your home or facility, leaving you little time to safely escape. Fire evacuation plans and smoke detectors help save lives. Evacuation plans must include a map of your facility or home showing two exits (windows or doors) and a path to the outside from each exit. Practice fire drills twice…
Fire Prevention Week is October 9-15, 2016: Don’t Wait — Check the Date! Replace Smoke Detectors Every 10 Years Almost 2,500 people die in home fires every year in the United States. Most of these people live in homes that do not have working smoke alarms. Approximately 60 percent of home fire deaths result from…
Almost 2,500 people die in home fires every year in the United States. Most of these people live in homes that do not have working smoke alarms. More than one-third (37 percent) of home fire deaths result from fires in which no smoke alarms were present. The risk of dying in a home fire is…
