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 Oct. 9 in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on Oct. 8, 1871.
Share these tips with your community to help replace “fight or flight” instincts with smart decision-making for scary kitchen moments
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The Dixie Fire Canopy Project restores vegetation and works to accelerate regrowth in areas scarred by wildfires
Put away your Bee Gees record and try these holiday classics to keep the CPR pace this season
A proposal requiring sprinklers in all new single-family and two-family homes is being opposed by Habitat for Humanity and builders based on the costs of affordable housing
Each day communities are finding more and more of them
The simple act of changing bulb colors on station wreaths engages citizens in fire safety messages
Economic Incentives are the focus of CRR Week 2025
The St. Joseph Fire Department is working to reduce the number of fires caused by people seeking shelter inside abandoned structures
Eau Claire and other fire departments are using lighted wreaths to encourage holiday fire prevention in their communities and possibly break the 2023 record
Videos offer as useful tips firefighters can share with their communities just in time for Thanksgiving
The Nuisance Fire Task Force includes police officers and sanitation workers as a part of new effort to stop fires in the Kensington neighborhood
