Fire Prevention Week October 8-14

In a fire, seconds count. Seconds can mean the difference between residents of our community escaping safely from a fire or having their lives end in tragedy.

That’s why this year’s Fire Prevention Week theme: “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!” is so important. It reinforces why everyone needs to have an escape plan. Here’s this year’s key campaign messages:

  • Draw a map of your home by with all members of your household, marking two exits from each room and a path to the outside from each exit.
  • Practice your home fire drill twice a year. Conduct one at night and one during the day with everyone in your home, and practice using different ways out.
  • Teach children how to escape on their own in case you can’t help them.
  • Make sure the number of your home is clearly marked and easy for the fire department to find.
  • Close doors behind you as you leave – this may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire.
  • Once you get outside, stay outside. Never go back inside a burning building

Be sure to attend the Annual Mukilteo Firefighters Pancake Breakfast this Saturday, October 14 from 8am to noon at Fire Station 25, located at 10400 47th Place West in Mukilteo. Call 425.263.8155 for more information. This is a free event, but cash donations and canned goods for the Mukilteo Food Bank would be greatly appreciated. Cash donations benefit the Firefighter’s Egg Hunt held each spring.

Read the Mayor’s Proclamation for 2017 National Fire Prevention Week.

File: http://mukilteowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017-National-Fire-Prevention-Week-1.pdf
Link: https://mukilteowa.gov/departments/executive/note-from-the-mayor/proclamations/2017-national-fire-prevention-week-2/
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