Johnson County Fire District #1

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

The History of Fire Prevention Week Real Life Fire Escape Stories Know the Facts	Candle Safety for Kids and Families Installing and Testing Your Smoke Alarms Develop and Practice Home Fire Drills	Fire Fact #5 - Home Fire Deaths Fast Facts about Fire Tips for Safer Cooking

Fire Fact #5 - Home Fire Drills

Although children five and under make up about 9% of the country's population, they accounted for 17 percent of the home fire deaths, assigning them a risk twice the national average. Source: From national estimates reported to U.S. municipal fire departments based on NFIRS and NFPA survey.

Prepare youngsters to escape fire safely with NFPA's FPW Kids Campaign Brochure. Easy-to-understand text and simple illustrations teach important life-saving messages such as:

Remind grownups to test smoke alarms to make sure they work
Know the sound your alarm makes
If the smoke alarm sounds, get out fast and don't go back inside
Plan and practice a home fire escape plan
Check doors before opening them
Crawl low under smoke

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