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Fatalities reported in 2025
It’s Not Luck, It’s Having Working Smoke Alarms!
Don’t test your luck.
Put smoke alarms inside and outside each bedroom and sleeping area, and have working smoke alarms on every level of the home.
Don’t let your luck run out.
Smoke alarms do not last forever. Get new ones every 10 years.
Make your own luck.
Test smoke alarms monthly, and replace batteries according to the manufacturer’s directions.
Community Risk Reduction
Basement and garage fire safety
Install a smoke alarm in the basement. Test it each month and clean it as needed. The basement smoke alarm should be connected to other smoke alarms in your home.
Install a heat alarm — not a smoke alarm — in your garage. The heat alarm will sound if the temperature rises too high.
National Fire Data Center
Key benefits of V1 NERIS:
- Telling the Department’s Story.
- Resource Allocation.
- Understanding Risks.
- Performance Review.
Have questions about NERIS? Check out the webinar recordings and the data schemas
Research
Guide to funding alternatives
Updated November 2023
This comprehensive resource tackles the challenges faced by EMS agencies and fire departments, providing vital information on funding sources, grants and alternative revenue options.
Fire/EMS Training
Want to become a chief officer but not sure?
Develop the critical managerial, administrative and leadership skills necessary to become a first-time executive chief officer or chief officer.
Take the NFA 6-day New Executive Chief Officer(N/O/R0763) class!
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