Check the condition of all power cords and if they are damaged replace them. Check exit signs and hallway lighting. If the lights are not working report them to Physical Plant 685-1411. Learn the location of fire alarm pull stations and how to use them. Sponsored by the NFPA, this is the second of a three-year effort to get more people to develop and practice a home fire escape plan.
More people continue to die from fires in their home than any other location.
In the best case, you only have just one or two minutes to safely escape a typical home fire. Just as careful planning, training, and testing of work place emergency plans helps us to react correctly and quickly at work, doing the same at home will help ensure that everyone knows how to use those few minutes wisely. Reviewing your home emergency or evacuation plan and practicing it with the entire family. In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation to help remind people of the importance of fire prevention. In 1922 this was changed to the National Fire Prevention Week which is the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 9th falls.