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Fire Prevention Week 2022

This year, Fire Prevention Week (FPW) celebrates its 100th anniversary. Fire Prevention Week has been sponsored by NFPA since 1922. In 1925, FPW and President Calvin Coolidge held a national observance.

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Fire Prevention Week 2022

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  1. Fire Prevention Week 2022 This year, Fire Prevention Week (FPW) celebrates its 100th anniversary. Fire Prevention Week has been sponsored by NFPA since 1922. In 1925, FPW and President Calvin Coolidge held a national observance. Every year, FPW observes the week of October 9th to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, which killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless and destroyed more than 17,400 buildings. October 9-15, 2022 is Fire Prevention Week. This year's theme is "Fire Won't Wait. Plan Your Escape.™. This week, it's important to educate yourself and those around you about the steps you can take to stay safe from fire. “Fire will not wait. Plan your escape. ™" Did you know that house fires are catching fire faster than ever before? During a house fire, you have 2 minutes to safely escape from the fire after the smoke alarm goes off. Safety depends on early warning from smoke alarms and advance planning. Plan and practice your home fire escape plan before a fire breaks out. Make sure everyone in

  2. your household knows what to do. Children, the elderly, and the disabled may need help getting up and out. Create a home fire escape plan If your home does not already have a fire escape plan, take the time to develop a plan with your family and those living in your home. You should practice your home escape plan twice a year. ● Draw a map of all the rooms in your house. ● Mark two exits from each room (usually a door and a window). Mark a path out of each exit. ● Include the location of all smoke alarms in your home. ● Choose an outdoor meeting place in front of your house where everyone will meet on the way out. ● Add "911" or a local emergency number to your plan. ● Plan to call that number from a neighbor's phone or cell phone when you get out. Keep your smoke alarms Your smoke alarms can sense smoke before you can. It's important to pay attention to your smoke alarms so you get the early warning you need to escape safely. The difference between a fire and a fire disaster can be mere seconds. Smoke alarms should be in every bedroom, outside sleeping areas (such as a hallway), and on every level of your home (including the basement). Do not install smoke alarms in kitchens and bathrooms. Choose an alarm that is listed with a testing laboratory, which means it meets certain standards for protection. Use combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms that are interconnected throughout your home so that when one goes off, they all go off and everyone can hear them wherever you are in the house. For more helpful information about fire safety and Fire Prevention Week, check out Firemansafety website.

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