FACTS
- Most fatal fires occur between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when
most people are sleeping.
- Detection systems increase the probability of surviving a
fire by more than 50 percent.
- More than 60 percent of fire fatalities occur in facilities
without fire detection systems.
- Sprinkler systems control or extinguish 96 percent of fires
in protected buildings.
- Sprinkler systems cause less business or home interruption
and water damage than fire department suppression activities and 50 to 66 percent less
property damage.
See our LINKS on this page for information about these and
other important fire safety topics.
SERVICES
- Home fire safety inspection.
- Assistance developing home fire escape plans.
- Woodstove installation inspections.
- Free smoke detectors to district residence who qualify.
- Fire extinguisher operation classes.
- Citizen Emergency Response Team training.
- School, church’s and civic group fire safety education
presentations.
- Fire cause determination.
