07 Oct Fire Prevention Week – Day 4
MACOMB, IL — Fire Prevention Week – Day 4
Smoke alarms save lives. If there is a fire in your home, smoke spreads fast and you need smoke alarms to give you time to get out. Having a working smoke alarm cuts the chances of dying in a reported fire in half. Almost two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
Here’s what you need to know!
- Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of your home.
- Test your smoke alarms every month.
- When a smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside.
- Replace all smoke alarms in your home every 10 years
For more information on smoke alarms, check out:
http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/fire-and-safety-equipment/smoke-alarms