Fire Prevention Week

[Michael]

It's Fire Prevention Week, and a good time to check your smoke and CO detectorsand have a fire drill in your home!

Check out the link to NFPA for some great tips -

http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=2017&URL=Safety%20Information/Fire%20Prevention%20Week%202010

Please feel free to stop by the firehouse on a Monday night if you have questions about a home fire safety plan.

[Guest]

http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//FPW10/fpw2010_smokealarmsafetysheet.pdf

[Guest]

This one's for the kids!

http://www.sparky.org/#/Sparky/CoolToDo

[Guest]

http://www.state.nj.us/dca/dfs/safetytips.shtml

[Michael]

Press Release Source: MetLife, Inc. On Friday October 8, 2010, 8:05 am

WARWICK, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- National Fire Prevention Week takes place during the month of October, and MetLife Auto & Home reminds consumers to check their fire safety knowledge with a brief quiz:



•Do you prepare and practice a home escape plan?
•Do you have working smoke detectors installed in your home?
•Do you change the batteries in your smoke detectors every six months?


If you answered “no” to any of these questions, you’re not alone. According to the Insurance Information Network of California (IINC), there were over 5,800 fires in the state of California in 2008, resulting in $1.4 billion in direct property damage. The National Fire Protection Association reports that each year more than 2,700 people die as a result of home fires and burns, and that fire departments in America are responding to home fires every 82 seconds. Many of these fires—and fatalities—could have been prevented, had the basics of fire prevention been observed.



“These three questions are the most important when it comes to fire safety,” said Mike Convery, Chief Claim Officer at MetLife Auto & Home. “Family members needs to know exit routes in the event of a fire, as well as where to meet as a group outside. For smoke detectors, it’s recommended that households have one on every level, in every bedroom, and in the halls outside of sleeping areas. An easy way to remember when to change smoke detectors is when you reset the clocks for daylight saving time.”



This year’s theme during National Fire Prevention Week is “Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With,” which focuses on reminding people about the importance of smoke alarms, and the importance of making sure that everyone updates and maintains their home smoke alarm protection systems.



“Smoke alarms actually reduce the risk of dying in a fire by half,” said Convery. “Sadly, many people do not know as much as they should about these life-saving devices. For example, according to the NFPA, in a recent telephone survey, only 12 percent of those asked knew that smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years. For the safety of your home and loved ones, it’s important to get the facts about fire safety and smoke alarms.”



To help people learn more, MetLife Auto & Home offers free materials, including a coloring book for children entitled “Learn about Fire Safety with the PEANUTS Gang” and a fire safety brochure entitled “About Fire Safety.” They are available by calling 1-800-608-0190.



MetLife Auto & Home is one of the nation’s leading personal lines property and casualty insurance companies. MetLife Auto & Home is a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET - News), and an affiliate of MetLife®, a leading provider of insurance and financial services with operations throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and Asia’s Pacific regions. For more information, please visit www.metlife.com.



MetLife Auto & Home is a brand of Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company and its affiliates, Warwick, RI.

[Michael]

http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2010/10/05/the_princeton_packet/news/doc4caba4b9735ab453805471.txt


"That apartment’s occupant told police she woke to the sound of smoke detectors sounding in her apartment and then alerted neighbors, who dialed 911."

Without smoke detectors, the outcome of this fire could have been very different.

[Michael]

Have you practiced your fire escape plan? Do you have two ways out of your room? If you're on the second or third floor, do you have an escape ladder? Where is your meeting place?

Some things to think about!

[Michael]

This is a tragic event that we hope never happens in Cranbury, please check your smoke and CO detectors and replace your batteries at least annually.

http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/play/1765408/harrisburg_fire_kills_five?wpid=117

[Guest]

This weekend we set the clocks back. When you change your clocks, change your batteries in your smoke and CO detectors.

[Michael]

"Investigators said they don’t know if the home has as a smoke detector, because they never found one in the debris."

Don't let this happen here! Check your smoke and CO detectors and change your batteries!

http://www.koco.com/r/25603771/detail.html

[Guest]

When changing your batteries, please note the part number of the replacement batteries on your detector. If the proper batteries are not used, the unit could malfuntion and give a flase signal.

[Guest]

malfunction! and false. I should have used spell check

[Guest]

Today is the day! Did you do it? CHANGE THOSE BATTERIES!