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Many people don't realize that they are at greater danger from fire at home than anywhere else. Fortunately, there are many things residents can do to turn that around and make their homes safer. Fire Prevention Week is the time when we reach out to the community one-on-one, teaching people of every age how to prevent fires. This past year, we focused in particular on candle fires, a serious and growing part of the fire problem.
Learn about E.D.I.T.H.
Stop, Drop and Roll!
Experience the Safety Smoke Trailer
Learn how to exit in case of fire!
Live fire safety demonstrations
Live action auto extrication
Free fire safety materials
and fire hazard prevention
information to take home

Free coloring books for the kids
Live hourly puppet performances
CPR information and class registration
Blood Pressure checks
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Next Open House will be October 5th, 2008.

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In an effort to battle home fires before they start, Snohomish County Fire District 7 is taking a lead role in NFPA's Fire Prevention Week, October 2008. Our next Open House will be October 5th, 2008. The activities and events will both entertain and educate the public. We hope to raise awareness of key fire safety issues, helping attendees prevent fires and fire injuries, especially at home.

Our next annual open house will be conducted for the 21st consecutive year. In 1986 the Fire District planned events and opened the doors to our headquarters station to commemorate Fire Prevention Week and invited the public to come in and talk with Firefighters, Chief Officers and Commissioners to learn how to make their lives safer from fire and other tragedies and learn information about the operation of their fire department. This event has become a tradition for many families throughout our community with what were once children, now bringing their children and we hope it has made a positive impact their lives.

Each year we hear comments from the visitors, especially the children, regarding the information they learned and how much fun they had visiting the fire station and we are grateful to have the support we have. It is also heartwarming for us to hear our own firefighters making comments about how satisfying it is to have the opportunity to present the important message of fire safety.

So what is Fire Prevention Week? The history of FPW has it roots in the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8 but continued into and did the most damage on October 9, 1871. In just 27 hours, this tragic fire killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,000 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The cause of the fire has never been confirmed. In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation, and since 1922, National Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday-through-Saturday period in which October 9 falls. The President of the United States has signed a proclamation pronouncing a national observance during that week every year since 1925.Our annual open house adopts the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) theme for our ideas.

Fire Prevention Week has been sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for many years and is proclaimed by the President of the United States each year. The longest running safety commemoration is the premier fire safety program of the fire service, drawing the participation of Fire District 7 and other fire departments in the U.S. and Canada.

NFPA selects the Fire Prevention Week theme in order to highlight a growing concern.

Personnel from our department present this message in many forms during the open house from informational handouts to live puppet shows. Over the years at this event we have been presented with stuffed animals to distribute to children in crisis situations, photo album memoirs of calls we responded to from the victims families, smoke detectors to install in homes that do not have them and even cash donations which were used to purchase items such as cardiac shock equipment, thermal imagers (for helping find victims in fire situations) and jaws of life equipment. It is heartwarming to know we have this kind of support from the citizens of this area.

Fire District 7 residents are urged to ensure that smoke alarms are installed on every level of the home and kept working with monthly testing and annual battery replacement. All smoke alarms should be replaced with a new unit after 10 years. Each member of the household needs to know the fire escape plan, and all should practice it twice a year. Fire District 7 residents can learn more about candle safety and all forms of fire prevention by visiting NFPA's official Fire Prevention Week Web site: www.firepreventionweek.org .

If you have not had the opportunity to attend one of our open houses take the time to mark your calendar now for the 2008 Open House.
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