Public Fire Education Facts Sheet
- The Fire Safety Trailer visits both public and private elementary schools each year
- In 2013, over 7,691 kids and 2,577 adults were educated on fire safety
- Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of the home
- Test smoke alarms at least monthly by pushing the test button
- Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old
- Practice fire drills at home – Exit Drills in the Home (E.D.I.T.H.)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Statistics – (2007 to 2011)
- Approximately 60 percent of reported home deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms
- Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries, followed by heating equipment
- On average, seven people died in U.S. home fires per day
“Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives”
For more information about St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 visit us at www.slidellfire.org or follow us on Facebook – St. Tammany Fire District #1 and Twitter – @SlidellFire_PIO
Chad Duffaut
Chief of Fire Prevention/PIO
Cell: (985) 960-0976
