Hearth Prevention Week 2022
Marty Lengthy, Facilitator, Hearth and Life Security Educators of the Inland Empire Hearth Chiefs, 509.370.0170
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 4:17 p.m.
The Hearth & Life Security Educators of the Inland Empire Hearth Chiefs encourage residents to embrace the 2022 Hearth Prevention Week theme, “Hearth gained’t wait. Plan your escape.” 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of Hearth Prevention Week. In the course of the week of October 9-15, 2022 hearth departments throughout the nation might be educating residents about necessary actions they will take to maintain themselves and people round them secure from house fires.
2022 Hearth Prevention Week theme, “Hearth gained’t wait. Plan your escape.”
“Fires develop a lot sooner at the moment than when Hearth Prevention Week started on account of totally different supplies in our properties. In a residential hearth it might take minutes for thick black smoke to fill your house” said Nick Henry, Deputy Chief, Spokane County Hearth District 10. “It’s extra necessary than ever to know and follow your loved ones house hearth escape plan. Everybody within the house must be ready, and know what to do when the smoke alarm sounds” Henry continued.
“House hearth escape plans ought to account for the distinctive make-up of your house. Given that each house is totally different, each house hearth escape plan may also be totally different,” mentioned Marty Lengthy, Division Chief, Spokane County Hearth District 8.
“Have a dialogue! Get inventive! Assist the household select an outdoor assembly place (i.e. the neighbor’s entrance door, a lightweight submit, a mailbox, a cease signal, that large tree throughout the road). Any spot that may be a secure distance from your house the place everybody can meet and be accounted for after they’ve safely left the home. Be certain to mark the placement of the assembly place in your households’ escape plan” said Captain Scott Crawford, Spokane Valley Hearth Division.
In response to the Nationwide Hearth Safety Affiliation (NFPA), Greater than 43 million Individuals reside with an entry or purposeful want.
“If there are kids, older adults, or individuals residing with entry and purposeful wants in your house, be sure that to account for his or her wants when creating your house hearth escape plan. They might require extra assist to evacuate in a fireplace” said Jamie McIntyre, Group Danger Discount Supervisor, Metropolis of Spokane Hearth Division.
Having a house hearth escape plan, working smoke alarms, and sleeping together with your door closed are easy steps residents can take to extend their resilience to a home hearth.
Extra House Hearth Security reminders from NFPA:
- Smoke alarms must be put in inside each sleeping room, exterior every separate sleeping space, and on each degree of your house. Smoke alarms must be interconnected so when one sounds, all of them sound.
- Know at the least two methods out of each room, if potential. Be certain all doorways and home windows open simply.
- Have an outdoor assembly place a secure distance from your house the place everybody ought to meet.
- Apply your house hearth drill at the least twice a 12 months with everybody within the family, together with visitors. Apply at the least as soon as throughout the day and at night time.
Group members who’ve questions on their house hearth escape plan, or smoke alarms are inspired to succeed in out to their native hearth station.
NFPA House Hearth Escape Plan information HFEP (nfpa.org)
To seek out out extra about Hearth Prevention Week go to fpw.org and sparky.org.
