Pasco County

Fire Prevention

Fire Prevention Week 
Oct. 8-14 2006 

Prevent Cooking Fires: Watch What You Heat" — that's the message of this year's Fire Prevention Week (FPW). From October 8-14, we'll be spreading the word that more fires start in the kitchen than in any other part of the home — and teaching families and kids how to keep cooking fires from starting in the first place.

Fire Prevention Week  
 Oct. 9-15 2005

Candles are a growing source of deadly home fires. In 2002, candles started 18,000 reported structure fires and caused 130 deaths. Read NFPA's Candle Fires report  Candles are a growing source of deadly home fires. In 2002, candles started 18,000 reported structure fires and caused 130 deaths. Read NFPA's Candle Fires report 

Fire Prevention Week
October 3-9, 2004
"Test Your Smoke Alarms"

Roughly 70 percent of home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. Smoke alarms are the great safety success story of the 20th century — but only when they're working properly.

Fire Prevention Week
October 5-11, 2003

This year´s Fire Prevention Week campaign ("When Fire Strikes: Get Out! Stay Out!") teaches two simple but

   Install smoke alarms and test them regularly

  Develop and practice home fire drills

"Reproduced from NFPA's Fire Prevention Week Web site, www.firepreventionweek.org. ©2003 NFPA."

Fire Prevention Week 2002 was October 6th through the 12th.

Fire Prevention Week 2002
October 6-12
"Team Up for Fire Safety™"
  Fire can grow and spread very quickly. In a typical home fire, you may have as little as two minutes to escape once the smoke alarm sounds. Knowing how to use those minutes wisely can make a life-saving difference.

Fire Prevention Week for 2001 was October 7th through October 13th.

Last years theme!

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK 2001 WAS OCTOBER 7-13 

 Scenes from Fire Prevention Week 2000 @ Gulf View Square Mall