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DFD: Fire won’t wait, plan your escape

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The Douglas Fire Department (DFD) is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week (FPW), October 9-15, 2022. This year’s FPW campaign, “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape”, works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe from home fires. 

 

 

“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 Casey Wright, DFD Fire Chief. “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.”

 

 

Douglas Fire Department shares these key home fire escape planning tips:

 

Make sure your plan meets the needs of all your family members, including those with sensory or physical disabilities.

 

Smoke alarms should be installed inside every sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every levelof your home. Smoke alarms should be interconnected so when one sounds, they all sound. 

 

Know at least two ways out of every room, if possible. Make sure all doors and windows open easily.

Have an outside meeting place a safe distance from your home where everyone should meet. 

 

Practice your home fire drill at least twice a year with everyone in the household, including guests. Practice at least once during the day and at night.

 

 

“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 Douglas Fire Department consists of 29 firefighters. In 2021, firefighters responded to a total of 488 emergency incidents which included fires, Haz-Mat responses, medical assists, false alarms, and other incidents. DFD firefighters are required to receive at least 240 hours of training per year. Douglas is home to the Georgia SPARTAN Firefighter course is a stand-alone program with a SPARTAN Council.  Currently, Douglas has an Insurance Services Organization (ISO) rating of two.  In the United States, there are only 1,324 class 2 fire departments. 

 

 

To find out more about Fire Prevention Week programs and activities in Douglas, please contact the Douglas Fire Department at (912) 384-4815.  For more general information about Fire Prevention Week and fire prevention in general, visit fpw.org and sparky.org.

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