It’s Fire Prevention Week—help us sound the alarm that working smoke alarms save lives.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
It’s the final day of Fire Prevention Week 2014:
■ Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half. Test yours every month.
■ When smoke alarms fail to operate, it is usually because batteries are missing, disconnected, or dead.
■ Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area & on every level of your home.
■ Working smoke alarms save lives. Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old. #FPW2014
ABOUT FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began on October 8, but continued into and did most of its damage on October 9, 1871.
According to popular legend, the fire broke out after a cow - belonging to Mrs. Catherine O'Leary - kicked over a lamp, setting first the barn, then the whole city on fire. Chances are you've heard some version of this story yourself; people have been blaming the Great Chicago Fire on the cow and Mrs. O'Leary, for more than 130 years. But recent research by Chicago historian Robert Cromie has helped to debunk this version of events.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Only working smoke alarms can warn you of a fire. Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old. http://ow.ly/zuSbp #FPW2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast. You need working smoke alarms to give you time to get out. Download the @NFPA Smoke Alarm safety tip sheet & keep your family safe! http://ow.ly/zuSkt #FPW2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
When smoke alarms fail to operate, it is usually because batteries are missing, disconnected, or dead. Test your smoke alarms monthly and replace alkaline batteries at least twice a year. http://ow.ly/zuOlR #FPW2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area & on every level of your home. http://ow.ly/zuSbp #FPW2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half. Test yours every month: http://ow.ly/zuOlR #FPW2014
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Smoke alarms
- Almost three of five (60%) of reported home fire deaths in 2007 to 2011 resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
- Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half.
- In fires considered large enough to activate the smoke alarm, hardwired alarms operated 93% of the time, while battery powered alarms operated only 79% of the time.
- When smoke alarms fail to operate, it is usually because batteries are missing, disconnected, or dead.
- An ionization smoke alarm is generally more responsive to flaming fires and a photoelectric smoke alarm is generally more responsive to smoldering fires. For the best protection, or where extra time is needed, to awaken or assist others, both types of alarms, or combination ionization and photoelectric alarms are recommended.
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