“Practice Your Escape Plan!” is the theme of Fire Prevention Week 2007, sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), an international nonprofit organization that provides information on fire, electrical, and building safety.
The message for 2007: “It’s not enough to have a home fire escape plan. To escape safely, you’ve got to make sure that everyone in the home has practiced the plan”. According to an NFPA poll, most Americans have a fire escape plan, but they haven’t practiced it.
NFPA has posted a wide variety of materials for Fire Prevention Week on its Web site, http://www.nfpa.org, including information and activity suggestions for fire departments, teachers, children and families, and people with disabilities. You can even take an online quiz to test your home escape planning know-how!
The Postal Service™ encourages managers, employees, and safety professionals to use the NFPA materials when preparing local Fire Prevention Week presentations or activities. The materials may not be used for commercial purposes, but fire departments, civic groups, and workplaces are encouraged to copy and distribute them.
Fire Prevention Week provides us all with an opportunity to identify and correct conditions at work and at home that may cause fires and tragic losses.
— Safety and Environmental Performance Management,
Employee Resource Management, 9-27-07
