Explore these free materials to help your fire department increase community awareness about fire safety, get fire prevention messages into news stories, and share information about fire and other safety issues that threaten lives in your community.
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Plan ahead to save lives.
Fire is fast. Start the year by creating and practicing your home fire escape plan to keep you and your loved ones safe.
Make and practice your #FireEscapePlan
Make a home fire escape plan. Draw a map of each level of the home. Show all doors and windows.
Practice the plan with everyone in your household, including visitors.
Teach your children how to escape on their own in case you cannot help them.
Choose an outside meeting place in front of your home and ensure everyone knows where it is.
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Community risk reduction
A community risk reduction (CRR) program can help your department take what you already know and lower the risks within your area of operation. CRR uses a wide variety of tools to form a strategic and integrated program focused on reducing the occurrence and impact of local risks.
There are dozens of ways you can use Fire Is Everyone's Fight to help teach people in your city or town to be safe from fire. Join the fight for a few ideas to get you started.