For more than 30 years the Burn Institute has worked closely with local fire departments, fire chiefs and firefighter associations to identify and address fire and burn prevention education needs in the community and design programs to address those needs.
Did you know that it is estimated that nearly 30-percent of all homes in San Diego County, and in some areas as many as 50-percent of older homes, do not have a working smoke alarm. (Source: California Fire Incident Reporting System, CFIRS). It is also estimated that 87-percent of all fire deaths occur in the home while occupants are sleeping. Having a working smoke alarm in your home cuts your chances of dying in a house by 50-percent.
The Burn Institute's First Responder Smoke Alarm Program addresses the need for working smoke alarms in homes and has been endorsed by the San Diego County Fire Chiefs' Association. It utilizes the current public-private partnership the Burn Institute has enjoyed with the fire service for more than three decades.
The First Responder Smoke Alarm Program supply’s front-line fire apparatus with smoke alarms, replacement batteries, and the necessary installation equipment and tracking forms to install smoke alarms in homes which do not have a working smoke alarm. Firefighters will also check to assure existing smoke alarms are operational, replace batteries, and distribute fire and burn prevention literature, which includes planning and practicing home fire escape routes. In homes that have a working smoke alarm, fire and burn prevention literature will be given to the resident.
The Burn Institute implemented this program with a focus on high-risk populations, including children under 14 years of age and adults over age 65. The primary objective of this program is to install smoke alarms and assure existing smoke alarms are operational.
The Burn Institute would like to thank the following fire departments for participating in the First Responder Smoke Alarm Program:
If your fire department is participating in this program and does appear on the above list, or if you would like to participate in their program, please call the Burn Institute at (858) 541-2277.
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