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taking control of spreading the message will
help young people to take ownership of their
own safety—and receiving this message from

their peers can also help others to take ire
safety seriously.

of planning ahead,” says the u.S. fire In addition, you can help your The most common cause of cooking
Administration on their website.
children—particularly older children fires is unattended cooking. how often

In particular, it is important to educate and young adults—to understand the do you turn your back? #knoxfiresafety
children and young people about the importance of fire safety by encour-

importance of fire safety—and this has to aging them to communicate this to The highest number of home candle
be much more than just telling your kids others. Taking control of spreading fires occurs in December. What

that it’s important. (Okay, mom, sure. Can the message will help young people to causes them? learn more at tinyurl.
I go outside now?) We have to make sure take ownership of their own safety— com/7jetg38. #knoxfiresafety

that young people, from young children and receiving this message from their
to young adults, truly understand how to peers can also help others to take fire Did you know that there are five differ-

prevent fires—and how to reduce injuries safety seriously.
ent types of fire extinguishers? learn
in the event of a fire.
one important area where teenag- which to use at tinyurl.com/7pfb55s.

But how can you be sure that the ers and young adults communicate is #knoxfiresafety
message will stick—and that they will through social media, such as facebook

remember how to stay safe in the
and Twitter. Want to join the fight? use All links are to fEMA and the u.S. fire
event of a fire? one way is to get them these Tweets to help educate yourself Administration. You can learn more

involved with your own fire prevention and your community about staying
about fire safety at www.usfa.fema.gov,
precautions. Talk to them about why safe and preventing fires in Knoxville and follow @Jodgers313 for more fire

you do certain things, such as testing and East Tennessee. Then create your safety information for Knoxville.
your smoke alarms every year. let your own fire tweets and add the hashtag

children help you to change the battery #knoxfiresafety to make fighting fire John Rodgers is a City of Knoxville Fire Inspector in the Fire
and perform the test. It’s also impor- your fight.
Prevention Bureau, with responsibilities ranging from public

tant to have a family escape plan in the education to enforcing code. As a 22-year veteran in public
event that your family ever experiences Are your smoke alarms in work-
service, protecting people is his primary focus, and he believes

a home fire. let your children make ing order? learn to check at tinyurl. that public education is the key to saving lives and preparing
suggestions about the best ways to exit com/7s5s538. #knoxfiresafety
everyone to understand that “Fire is Everyone’s Fight.”

every room in your home in the event
of an emergency, and practice staying Does your family have an escape plan

low and testing doors for heat so that in the event of a fire? learn more
your family is familiar with what they about plans at tinyurl.com/93nhjux.

would need to do.
#knoxfiresafety

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