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Training Burn - Cruso, NC Feb 2009
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What We Can Do...
What We Will Do...
(This video is from Station 19-D in Houston, Texas. Keep watching as two firefighters burst through the front door, coming out with a victim...)
Fire Statistics
In the U.S., someone dies from a home fire roughly every three hours. Roughly half of all home fire deaths in the U.S. resulted from fires that were reported between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. But only one-quarter of home fires occur between those hours... More
Fire Prevention
Your home should be a safe haven. But do you regularly check for home
fire hazards? If not, there is the potential for danger. U.S. fire
departments responded to nearly 400,000 home fires in 2006. That’s why
the theme of Fire Prevention Week 2008 is “It’s Fire Prevention Week:
Prevent Home Fires!”
Keep your family safe at home:
1. Have a fire escape plan for your family, Practice E.D.I.T.H.
2. Have working smoke alarms.
3. Practice "Stop, Drop and Roll" if clothes catch fire.
4. Learn how and when to use a fire extinguisher.
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| Did You Know? | Fire Prevention Tip # 1 |
| Landlords must install smoke detectors in multiple-dwelling apartment buildings? But it is your responsibility to maintain them! Most fire deaths occur at home. Most occur in homes with no working smoke detectors. So why take a risk? Install smoke detectors! They really do work. And check batteries often! People die because of dead smoke detector batteries... More | By planning ahead, you can do a lot to prevent a fire. But once a fire starts in your home, there are only three things to do: first get out, close the door behind you, then call 911 from a neighbor’s home. Don’t go back into a burning building, no matter what. If you think someone is trapped inside, tell the firefighters when they arrive... More |
| ISO Rating | History of "911" |
| The current ISO Rating of the Center Pigeon Fire Department is 7/9E! A 7 Rating applies for properties up to 5 miles from the fire station. A 9E Rating applies for properties between 5 & 6 miles from the fire station. | The ability to dial a single number to report emergencies was first used in Great Britain, in 1937. In 1958, the American Congress first investigated a universal emergency number for the United States and finally passed the legal mandate in 1967... More |
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Fire Departments Nearby Clyde Vol. Fire Dept. Canton Fire Dept. Waynesville Fire Dept. Enka/Candler Fire Dept. |
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