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Mayor Bert Steinmann, the Pennington Road Fire Department, Prospect Heights Fire Company, and the West Trenton Fire Company are teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)—to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week TM (FPW), October 9-15, 2022.
This year’s FPW campaign, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape TM”, 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,” said Lorraine Carli, vice president of Outreach and Advocacy at NFPA.
The companies of the Ewing Township Fire Department encourage all residents to embrace the 2022 Fire Prevention Week theme.
“It’s 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,” said Marc Strauss, Fire Director. “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!”
The Ewing Township Fire Department wants to share these key home fire escape planning tips:
To find out more about Fire Prevention Week programs and activities in Ewing, please contact the Ewing Township Fire Department at (609) 882-9885. For more general information about Fire Prevention Week and fire prevention in general, visit fpw.org and sparky.org.