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Organizations, Associations and Communities supporting homeowners using a blinking (flashing or strobe) light on their homes when calling Police, Fire or the Ambulance.
             
             
            

             

International Association of Fire Chiefs

National Volunteer Fire Council

Defense Fire Protection Association

Facts about a fire in your home:

             100,000+ ........................... homes are destroyed by fire each year
                 5,000+ ........................... people die in fires
               40,000+ ........................... family pets die in fires
             most fires occur ................ between  4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
             most fire deaths occur ..... between 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
             2 million+ ........................... fires each year in North America
             79% of all fires deaths ..... occurred in the home
             85% ................................... of all fire fatalities occur in a home without a working alarm
             smoke detectors .............. in a home typically increase the likelihood of your survival
                                                          by 40-60%
             greatest group at risk ...... age 70 and over - age 5 and under at risk for death in a fire
             smoke vs flame ................ when smoke turns to flame, a fire can grow to 50 times its
                                                          size in just 6 minutes
             75% of fires ...................... start on the main floor
             time of the year ................. most fires and fire deaths most likely December to March
             leading cause of fire ........ cooking left unattended
             leading cause of death .... smoking left unattended
             property damage ............. over 10 billion dollars annually
             fire vs a burglar ................. your home is ten times more likely to have a fire than to be
                                                          burglarized

Facts about a burglary in your home:

             home security ................... a home without is 2 to 3 times more likely to be burglarized
             every 15.4 seconds ......... FBI reports that a burglary occurs

Other facts:

             every   4.0 seconds .......... a disabling injury occurs in the home
             4 top causes of death ...... in a home are poisoning, falls, fires, burns and suffocation
                                                          by ingested objects