Fire Prevention Week Is October 9-15
Puslinch Fire and Rescue Service, and the Township of Puslinch, are
teaming up with Co-operators, CanOps, and the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)
to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week™ campaign, “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape.™”
This year’s campaign, Oct. 9-15, works to educate everyone about the simple but important
steps they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe.
“Today’s homes burn faster than ever. In a typical home fire, you may have as little as two
minutes (or even less time) to safely escape from the time the smoke alarm sounds.” said
Lorraine Carli, vice president of the outreach and advocacy division at NFPA. “Your ability to get
out depends on early warning from working smoke alarms and advance planning.”
Puslinch Fire and Rescue Service, encourage all residents to actively support this year’s Fire
Prevention Week campaign by developing and practicing a home escape plan with all members
of their household. Co-operators has donated a Fire Prevention Week kit to the fire
department; the kit includes activities and information for children and adults, providing ageappropriate messages about home fire safety and prevention.
“Fire safety education is important for everyone,” said Public Educator Buczynski. “Fire
presents real risk to all of us, making it important for every member of the community to take
these messages seriously and put them into action, so that you can protect what matters
most.”
Puslinch Fire and Rescue Service, shared the following safety tips to participate in this year’s
Fire Prevention Week campaign and its focus on home escape planning and practice:
- Make sure your home escape plan meets the needs of all your family members, including
those with sensory or physical disabilities. - Smoke alarms should be installed inside every sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping
area, and on every level of your home. Smoke alarms should be interconnected so when one
sounds, they all sound. - Know at least two ways out of every room, if possible. Make sure all doors and windows open
easily. - Have an outside meeting place a safe distance from your home where everyone should meet.
- Practice your home fire drill at least twice a year with everyone in the household, including
guests. - Practice at least once during the day and at night.
For more information about Fire Prevention Week and this year’s theme, “Fire won’t wait. Plan
your escape.” visit www.fpw.org.
