Prevention Month

Fire Prevention Week has been celebrated since 1922, with President Calvin Coolidge proclaiming Fire Prevention Week a national observance in 1925. Firefighters across the nation 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. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 claimed the lives of more then 250 people, left 1000,000 people homeless, burned more than 2,000 acres of land and destroyed more than 17,400 structures. 

Fire Prevention Week eventually expanded into Fire Prevention Month as well, while still containing Fire Prevention week in either the first or the second week of the month. 


Check out the Handouts we have on Fire Education and Prevention below:

Downloadable Fire Safety Handouts 

  1. Barn Fire Safety Checklist
  2. Barn Fire Safety Checklist - SPANISH
  3. Candle Safety
  4. Candle Safety - SPANISH
  5. Clothes Dryer Safety
  6. Escape Planning
  7. Escape Planning - SPANISH
  8. Grilling Safety
  9. Grilling Safety - SPANISH
  10. Heating Safety
  11. Heating Safety - SPANISH
  12. Holiday Safety
  13. Holiday Safety - SPANISH
  14. Keep your Children Safe From Chemicals
  15. Keep your Children Safe From Chemicals - SPANISH
  16. Refueling Safety
  17. Refueling Safety - SPANISH
  18. Smoke Alarm Calendar
  19. Smoke Alarm Calendar - SPANISH
  20. Stop Drop and Roll
  21. Stop Drop and Roll - SPANISH
  22. Winter and Holiday Fire Safety - USFA
  23. Winter and Holiday Fire Safety - USFA - Spanish