Burn Awareness Week

Burn Awareness Week

MACOMB, IL — This is Burn Awareness Week. Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters and The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) remind you to think about burn prevention in your daily lives.

The topic this year is scald prevention. Scalds are the number one cause of burn injuries to small children.

Check out these links for more information and safety tips:

http://www.ifsa.org/news-events/think-burn-prevention-during-burn-awareness-week-year-round

http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/causes/scalds