2024 Fire Prevention Week

"Smoke Alarms: Make them Work for You": October 6-12, 2024

This year’s Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW™) campaign, “Smoke Alarms: Make them Work for You™,” strives to educate everyone about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home.

Did you know? You should Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area (like a hallway), and on each level (including the basement) of the home. Test them monthly and change out the batteries two times a year. A good rule of thumb (while Arizona doesn't observe daylight savings time) is to change out the batteries during those times each year. 

About Fire Prevention Week

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.

Chicago Fire of 1871 Video

Importance of fire prevention video