WHEATLAND – The Wheatland Volunteer Fire Department is teaming up with State Farm® and the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to promote Fire Prevention Week™ from …
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WHEATLAND – The Wheatland Volunteer Fire Department is teaming up with State Farm® and the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to promote Fire Prevention Week™ from October 6-12. This year’s theme, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you.™” aims to better educate the public about the critical importance of working smoke alarms. According to NFPA, working smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a fire by more than half (54 percent).
“Smoke alarms alert people in time to escape a home fire safely, but they have to be working in order to protect people,” said Lorraine Carli, vice president of Outreach and Advocacy at NFPA. “This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign highlights simple but critical steps people can take to ensure that the smoke alarms in their homes are installed, tested, and maintained properly.”
The majority of U.S. home fire deaths occurs in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.
In coordination with NFPA, Wheatland Volunteer Fire Department and local State Farm agent Lynda Lenz are encouraging all residents to actively support this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign by testing all smoke alarms in the home, making sure they’re installed in all needed locations, and replacing them when they are 10 years old. In addition, Lynda Lenz recently donated a toolkit of Fire Prevention Week resources to the Wheatland Volunteer fire department which includes activities and information for children and adults, providing age-appropriate messages about smoke alarms and other home fire safety and prevention resources.
“Helping people manage the risks of everyday life is a fundamental part of our mission,” said Apsara Sorensen, assistant vice president of corporate responsibility at State Farm. “Through our collaboration with NFPA and local fire departments, we are actively working towards increasing awareness about fire prevention.”