![]() ![]() Practicing your plan ensures your entire family knows how to respond should a fire occur. Ahrens, 2014)Ĩ Planning is Key Only 10 percent of households have taken appropriate preparedness steps, including creating an escape plan. Households with at least one working alarm Households with no alarms Households with non-working alarms Source: National Fire Protection Association (M. Smoke Alarms in US Households Home Fire Fatalities in US Households Data shows nearly 4% of the homes without smoke alarms represent nearly 40% of the home fires, and that working smoke alarms can double someone’s chance of surviving a fire. 1 National Fire Protection Association, 2013Ħ What are the most common sources of home fires?ġ. ![]() The Red Cross provided comfort kits, as well as support for food, clothing and shelter to Erica and her children. After each of these, residents had a lot to face: Finding a safe place to stay Purchasing food and clothing Replacing lost possessions Notifying loved ones Navigating insurance A Red Cross volunteer meets with Erica Lopez from Chicago, Ill., whose home was destroyed by a fire. Arizona Chapter responds to a fire every 17 hours, on average. National Fire Protection Association, 2013 National Fire Protection Association, 2014ĥ Effect of Home Fires Last year, the Red Cross responded to nearly 60,000 home fires. Nearly 5 million homes do not have a smoke alarm installed. Seven times each day, someone dies in a home fire. 36 times a day, a fire-related injury is reported. ![]() Presentation on theme: "Home Fire Preparedness"- Presentation transcript:ġ,000 times a day, a fire department responds to a home fire. ![]()
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