How to Reduce Housefires in Cranberry, PA

1/29/2022 (Permalink)

Home is the place people feel safest from fire, but it’s actually the place they’re at greatest risk.

“Home is the place people feel safest from fire, but it’s actually the place they’re at greatest risk. Approximately 80% of all U.S. fire deaths occur in the home; an average of seven people die in home fires every day” (NFPA.org)

According to NFPA’s latest reports, home fires and home fire deaths declined by about 50% since 1980. These numbers show that while we’ve made strong progress in preventing fires, mitigating their effects when they do happen remains a challenge. Today’s homes burn faster than ever; You may have as little as two minutes (or even less) to safely escape a typical home fire from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Modern home furnishings, along with the fact that newer homes tend to be built with more open spaces and unprotected lightweight wood construction, all contribute to the increased rate at which home fires burn.

The death toll of home fires can be reduced through:

• Educating the public on how to prevent fires and how to avoid serious injury or death if fire occurs
• Properly installing, testing, and maintaining smoke alarms
• Developing and practicing escape plans
• Wider use of residential sprinkler systems
• Regulations to make home products more fire-safe
• Addressing the needs of groups at high risk of fire injury and death, particularly the aged, the disabled and the poor

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