Fire Prevention

Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives

Smoke alarms save lives. If there is a fire in your home, smoke spreads fast and you need smoke alarms to give you time to get out. Having a working smoke alarm cuts the chances of dying in a reported fire in half. Almost two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

Here's what you need to know!

Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of your home.
Test your smoke alarms every month.
When a smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside.
Replace all smoke alarms in your home every 10 years

Fire Safety for Kids

Children playing with fire cause hundreds of deaths and injuries each year. Start those very important discussions at an early age. Between 2007 and 2011, an average of 49,300 fires involving playing with fire were reported to U.S. municipal fire departments per year. These fires caused annual averages of 80 civilian deaths, 860 civilian injuries, and $235 million in property damage. Two-thirds (67%) of structure fires involving play occurred in residential properties, with 64% in homes. The majority of structure fires in homes caused by play were started by males (83%). Forty-three percent of the fires were started by a child under age 6.

Fire Safety In Your Business

Small to medium sized businesses provide nearly 80 percent of the jobs in an average community, but are at great risk for failure after a fire. These businesses are the economic backbone of small communities across the nation; they are often unable to reopen after a fire. Up to 40% of these businesses never reopen after a fire; 60% of small and medium size businesses that do reopen fail within two years following a fire. Our goal is to keep every business in Eaton fire safe. Your cooperation will ensure our mutual success!