Thursday – September 30, 2021

Nature: Prevention & Safety Announcement Initiatives – Long Neck Elementary School

Location: 26064 School Lane, Millsboro

On Thursday, September 30th, Indian River’s Fire Prevention Coordinators (Bob Marmor & Roxanne Bammer) updated the Prevention & Safety Awareness Bulletin Board at the Long Neck Elementary School and provided the school with talking points to highlight the importance to “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.”

The new initiative for the month and NFPA’s 2021 Fire Prevention Theme will incorporate a number of priorities and messages in order to promote safety and prevention techniques as well as promoting overall awareness. The topic to focus on is:

"Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety".

Does everyone in your home know what sounds smoke and carbon monoxide detectors make, what they mean, and how to respond?

This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme, “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety,” helps people better understand the reasons smoke alarms may sound and provides the know-how to effectively address them. The campaign also addresses special considerations for the deaf and hard of hearing, along with information about carbon monoxide alarms.

Key messages for “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety” include:

• When a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide (CO) alarm sounds, respond immediately by exiting the home as quickly as possible.

• If your alarm begins to chirp, it may mean that the batteries are running low and need to be replaced. If the alarm continues to chirp after the batteries are replaced, or the alarm is more than 10 years old, it is time to replace the alarm.

• Test all smoke and CO alarms monthly. Press the test button to make sure the alarm is working.

• If there is someone in your household who is deaf or hard of hearing, install bed shaker and strobe light alarms that will alert that person to fire.

• Know the difference between the sound of a smoke alarm and a carbon monoxide alarm – three beeps for smoke alarms; four beeps for carbon monoxide alarms.