Almost two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. Testing and installing smoke alarms Educating residents on fire safety & other local disasters Documenting resident information and services provided Fire prevention and preparedness starts at home, and there are some key steps you can take right now to help make your family and neighbors safer.ġ3 Smoke Alarms Smoke alarms save lives. Specific populations are at a greater risk of home fires: Low-income Elderly Disabled Young people 1 Harris Interactive Emergency Preparedness Survey, 2009 2 National Fire Prevention Association, 2014ġ0 Campaign Strategies Neighborhood Canvassing:Įngaging partners, including fire dept Going door-to-door in high-risk areas Installing smoke alarms Educating on local hazard Helping families prepare escape plan Engaging Youth: Educating youth on the science of fire Teaching them what to do when a fire occurs Marketing campaign to drive behavior: A call to action check your smoke alarms, and practice your escape plan Practicing your plan ensures your entire family knows how to respond should a fire occur.
Ahrens, 2014)Ĩ Planning is Key Only 10 percent of households have taken appropriate preparedness steps, including creating an escape plan.
Households with at least one working alarm Households with no alarms Households with non-working alarms Source: National Fire Protection Association (M. Smoke Alarms in US Households Home Fire Fatalities in US Households Data shows nearly 4% of the homes without smoke alarms represent nearly 40% of the home fires, and that working smoke alarms can double someone’s chance of surviving a fire. 1 National Fire Protection Association, 2013Ħ What are the most common sources of home fires?ġ. The Red Cross provided comfort kits, as well as support for food, clothing and shelter to Erica and her children. After each of these, residents had a lot to face: Finding a safe place to stay Purchasing food and clothing Replacing lost possessions Notifying loved ones Navigating insurance A Red Cross volunteer meets with Erica Lopez from Chicago, Ill., whose home was destroyed by a fire. Arizona Chapter responds to a fire every 17 hours, on average. National Fire Protection Association, 2013 National Fire Protection Association, 2014ĥ Effect of Home Fires Last year, the Red Cross responded to nearly 60,000 home fires. Nearly 5 million homes do not have a smoke alarm installed. Seven times each day, someone dies in a home fire. 36 times a day, a fire-related injury is reported.
Presentation on theme: "Home Fire Preparedness"- Presentation transcript:ġ,000 times a day, a fire department responds to a home fire.
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