What is Fire Prevention Week?
The purpose of Fire Prevention week is to raise fire safety awareness, and help ensure your home and family has a plan and is ready for the unexpected.
This year’s campaign, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape™”, works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe from home fires.
Today’s homes burn faster than ever. You may have as little as two minutes (or even less time) to safely escape a home fire from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Your ability to get out of a home during a fire depends on an early warning from smoke alarms and advance planning.
Have a home fire escape plan for everyone in your home. Some people may need help waking up or getting outside. Plan around your abilities!
What can you do to keep you and your family safe?
Below you will find different activities and information that you and your family can participate in to help create awareness around the importance of fire safety and
home escape planning.
Have a Safe Outside Meeting Place
Your family should always choose an Outside Meeting Place where you will all meet when the smoke alarm sounds. A good Outside Meeting Place is far enough from your house to be safe, and it stays in one place like a tree, the end of your driveway or a trusted neighbours house.
Have a Family Home Safe Action Plan
Download and complete the
Family Safe Action Plan to work together in your home, making sure that all necessary safety precautions are being taken for a fire safe home.
Knowing two ways out of every room is an important piece of your home fire escape plan.