Fire Prevention Week

About Fire Prevention Week (FPW):  Fire Prevention Week in Canada is an annual event that aims to raise awareness about fire safety.

Fire Prevention Week 2024 theme:  Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW™) is October 6-12, 2024.  This year’s FPW campaign, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!™” strives to educate everyone about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home.   Learn more.

Resource Materials for FPW:

• Fire Prevention Week

• National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)

• Fire Safety for Kids

History on FPW:  Since 1922, the NFPA has sponsored the public observance of Fire Prevention Week. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health observance in our country. During Fire Prevention Week, children, adults, and teachers learn how to stay safe in case of a fire. Firefighters provide lifesaving public education in an effort to drastically decrease casualties caused by fires.

Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage. This horrific conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres of land.  Learn more.

And... here's some information on Fire Prevention Week's  cousin, Emergency Preparedness Week:

Emergency Preparedness Week 2024 theme:  Emergency Preparedness Week (May 5-11, 2024) encourages Canadians to take concrete actions to be better prepared to protect themselves and their families during emergencies.  Know the risks, make a plan and prepare a kit for an emergency.  Learn more.