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Fire Prevention
U.S. Fire
Administration
Is fire escape plan messaging a top priority for
your department or organization? If not, it may be time to revisit your
outreach strategy.
According to the National Fire Protection
Association:
· Seventy-one
percent of households have a fire escape plan, but only 47% of those have
practiced it.
· One-third
believe they have at least six minutes before a fire in their home becomes
life-threatening.
· Only 8% said
their first thought was to get out when they heard the smoke alarm.
It's clear from this survey that many in your community
probably don't understand the life-threatening risks from heat and toxic smoke
produced in a modern home fire.
Fire departments need to re-enforce these messages about
the characteristics of fire:
Fire is FAST.
Fire is DARK.
Fire is HOT.
Fire is DEADLY!
Thirty years ago, people had 17 minutes to escape a home
fire: now they have about two minutes.
New construction practices and materials, as well as the
furniture inside, cause fires to burn faster.
Another hazard found in many homes is synthetic materials
such as rubber, plastic or foam.
When those materials burn, they can cause cyanide
poisoning. Most people who die in a fire die from smoke inhalation, not burns.
This year's Fire Prevention Week theme, “Not every hero
wears a cape. Plan and practice your escape.™,” provides an opportunity for
fire and life safety organizations to share how important it is for everyone to
have a home fire escape plan.
Teach your community about the dangers of fire and smoke.
Learning these dangers may help them understand that having a plan is not
enough.
They need to practice it, so everyone knows what to do if
they have a fire in their home.
To help you teach your community about the importance of
escaping a home fire quickly, USFA created new social media cards and a flyer
you can customize that contain messages about the dangers of fire.
Also, our new fire safety pictographs will help you to
increase the reach of your messages.
We offer templates for you to create and customize flyers,
posters, banners and door hangers with our pictographs.
Be the hero in your community. Use our fire safety
materials to teach residents about the dangers of a modern home fire and why a
fire escape plan is so important should one occur.
Use these messages, or create your own, to accompany the
cards below.
In less than 30 seconds, a small flame can turn into a
major fire. #FirePreventionWeek
If you inhale the super-hot air in a home fire, it will
scorch your lungs. #FirePreventionWeek
If you wake up to a fire you may be blinded, disoriented
and unable to find your way around your home. #FirePreventionWeek
The odorless, colorless fumes from a home fire can lull
you into a deep sleep. You may not wake up in time to escape.
#FirePreventionWeek
As an entity of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
the mission of the U.S. Fire Administration is to support and strengthen fire
and emergency medical services (EMS) and stakeholders to prepare for, prevent,
mitigate and respond to all hazards.
Plan for your escape. Make your home escape plan and practice today. #FirePreventionWeek
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