Congratulations to our Second Place Poster Contest Winner!

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Congratulations to our First Place Poster Contest Winner.

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Did you know having properly displayed house numbers on a home can help firefighters find your home quickly in the event of an emergency? Children can learn proper sizes and locations and help adults replace and/or install house numbers that can easily be seen from the road. Updating your house numbers is a simple inexpensive way to encourage children to participate in making your home fire safe.

Don't forget – Today is the last day to submit a poster for our poster contest. Information can be found on our Facebook events page. Simply create a poster and drop it in the poster collection bin on the firehouse side porch at 1526 Bethlehem Pike for a chance to win!

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Today we would like to talk about smoke detectors. The National Fire Protection Association recommends homes should have smoke alarms installed inside every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. So that means a 2 story, 3 bedroom house needs a minimum of five smoke detectors.

According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), smoke detectors should be tested at least once a month and batteries should be replaced at least once or twice a year.

Smoke Detectors save lives. This is a great week to check those smoke detectors and make sure you are keeping yourself and your family safe.

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Your ability to get out of your home during a fire depends on advance warning from smoke alarms and advance planning.

Fire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you as little as one or two minutes to escape safely once the smoke alarm sounds. A closed door may slow the spread of smoke, heat and fire. Install smoke alarms in every sleeping room and outside each separate sleeping area. Install alarms on every level of the home. Pull together everyone in your household and make a plan. Walk through your home and inspect all possible exits and escape routes. Households with children should consider drawing a floor plan of your home, marking two ways out of each room, including windows and doors.

The below video from the NFPA is a good example of understanding how every second counts.

We have also included a fire escape planning grid so that you can sit down with your family and draw it out together. This is a great activity to do with your kids this week.

https://youtu.be/Vc-AkbpdSYk

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