Letter to the Editor: Have Two Ways Out for Fire Prevention Week

Brookline Fire Department, and the National Fire Prevention Association, write in to tell us why two ways out are important--and how to make it a habit.

Letter to the Editor: Have Two Ways Out for Fire Prevention Week

Brookline Fire Department, and the National Fire Prevention Association, write in to tell us why two ways out are important--and how to make it a habit.

The following is a letter to the editor from the Brookline Fire Department: It’s 3 a.m. You and your family are sound asleep, and awake to the beeping smoke alarm. You are tired and confused from the effects of the smoke. You know you need toget to safety, but when you head for the front door, you find that escape route is blocked by fire that is spreading by the second. What do you do? While this scenario is one I hope you never have to encounter, the statistics tell us that many people do every day. According to the non-profit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), one home structure fire was reported every 85 seconds in 2010. That added up to 369,500 home structure fires, which caused 13,350 injuries and 2,640 deaths. We also know…

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