Celebrating 100 Years: 1922 – 2022

Join NFPA® in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW). This year’s FPW 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.

This year’s FPW campaign is “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape.” It is 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.

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!

You’ll find lots of educational resources to make sure that every person knows what to do in case of a fire on www.nfpa.org. You’ll have everything from apps to videos to printables and much more, to make sure you have the resources you need to keep your family, your community, and your city safe.

You can download printable sheets for family fire safety activities here.

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