Explore these free materials to help your fire department increase community awareness about fire safety, get fire prevention messages into news stories, and share information about fire and other safety issues that threaten lives in your community.
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Help your community prevent outdoor fires and fire-related injuries this summer!
Share these safety tips to keep residents fire safe while enjoying outside activities.
- Place your grill well away from siding, deck railings, eaves and overhanging branches.
- Keep a 3-foot safe zone around your grill. This will keep kids and pets safe.
- Build campfires at least 25 feet away from tents, shrubs and anything that can burn.
- Use chimneys, outdoor fireplaces and fire pits outdoors, at least 10 feet away from your home or anything that can burn.
- Turn off or put out fires before you leave the backyard.
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Community risk reduction
A community risk reduction (CRR) program can help your department take what you already know and lower the risks within your area of operation. CRR uses a wide variety of tools to form a strategic and integrated program focused on reducing the occurrence and impact of local risks.
There are dozens of ways you can use Fire Is Everyone's Fight to help teach people in your city or town to be safe from fire. Join the fight for a few ideas to get you started.