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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College Campus Fire Safety
For most college students, the last time they learned about fire safety was in grade school, but with new independence come new responsibilities. Both off-campus and on-campus students need to be aware of their fire risks and how to mitigate them.
Tips to share:
On-campus housing:
- Cook only where it is permitted.
- Never disable or remove batteries from smoke alarms.
- Find the 2 closest exits from your room.
Off-campus housing:
- Never sign a lease until you have seen the apartment or housing.
- Make sure there are working smoke alarms in every sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of the rental.
- Do the upper levels of the building have at least 2 sets of stairs inside and/or a fire escape?
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- Economic incentives
- Emergency response
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.