In fact, having a working smoke alarm cuts the chances of dying in a fire by 50%.
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Bona says this year’s theme is “hear the beep, where you sleep”.
DO keep a smoke alarm on every level of your home.
And seconds count, he said. “Home smoke alarms alert people to a fire before it spreads, giving everyone enough time to get out”. “When it smells or sees products of combustion like smoke, it alarms everyone at home to the danger”.
Their home smoke alarm must be tested and working to validate the free pizza, which will be delivered by a local firefighter.
Sheridan residents are encouraged to make sure they have working smoke detectors in their homes and, if they don’t, to call Sheridan Fire-Rescue and request a smoke detector.
Sioux City Fire Marshall, Mark Aesoph says it’s important for the departments to get the opportunity to know their surrounding community.
Tests and cleaning for smoke alarms should be done every six months. “Half of all US home fire deaths occur between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., when people are most likely to be sleeping”. You can do this by pushing the test button on the smoke alarm.
The Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services Department will observe Fire Prevention Week from Sunday to Friday, October 4-10.
And though many people believe a fire will never happen to them, there were about 29,000 fires reported in Massachusetts a year ago resulting in 54 deaths.
“When smoke alarms should have operated but did not do so, it was usually because batteries were missing, disconnected, or dead”, stated the proclamation.
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“A lot of times the children take those messages back home to their parents to remind them as well to address the issues with smoke alarms in their homes”, said Lowndes County Chairman Bill Slaughter.
