Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape!
Fire Prevention Week 09-15 October 2022

The Fire Prevention Parade will be held on Tuesday, 11-Oct-2022 @ 6pm starting in Port Medway (Ragged Harbour Rd) and continuing through Port Medway, Mill Village, Charleston, East Port Medway , Danesville and back to Port Medway.

NFPA Fire Prevention Week 2022 website

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.
That’s why this year’s Fire Prevention Week theme “Fire Won’t Wait – Plan Your Escape” is so important.

Home fire escape planning and practicing

It is 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.

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!

See the Home Fire Escape Plan (pdf) and the Home Fire Practice Drill (pfd)! (c) 2017 NFPA!

And check out NFPA’s kid’s resources Sparky!