Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape

Posted 10/14/22

The Warrenton Fire Protection District is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15. This year’s …

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Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape

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The Warrenton Fire Protection District is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15. This year’s Fire Prevention Week 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 early warning from smoke alarms and advance planning,” said Lorraine Carli, vice president of outreach and advocacy at NFPA.

The Warrenton Fire Protection District encourages all residents to embrace the 2022 Fire Prevention Week theme.

“It’s important for everyone to plan and practice a home fire escape. Everyone needs to be prepared in advance, so that they know what to do when the smoke alarm sounds. Given that every home is different, every home fire escape plan will also be different,” said Warrenton Fire Chief Anthony Hayeslip. “Have a plan for everyone in the home. Children, older adults, and people with disabilities may need assistance to wake up and get out. Make sure that someone will help them.” 

Warrenton Fire Protection District wants to share these key home fire escape planning tips: 

  • Make sure your 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 once at night.

The Warrenton Fire Protection District is hosting a series of events in support of this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, including truck visits to schools and early learning facilities and an open house on Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The open house will be held at 26625 S. Highway 47 (Warrenton Fire Protection District’s House 2).

To find out more about Fire Prevention Week programs and activities in the Warrenton Fire Protection District, contact the Warrenton Fire Protection District office at 636-456-8935 or visit online at warrenton-fire.org.  For more information about Fire Prevention Week and fire prevention in general, visit fpw.org and sparky.org.

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