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Groveland Fire Department Urges Residents to Consider Safety Tips and ‘Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety’ During Fire Prevention Week

GROVELAND —Chief Robert Valentine and the Groveland Fire Department urge all residents to “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety” and to follow these basic tips to help protect their loved ones during Fire Prevention Week, which is being recognized this year from Oct. 3 to 9. 

October 4, 2021 Jordan Mayblum Client News, Fire News

October 4, 2021 by Jordan Mayblum

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GROVELAND —Chief Robert Valentine and the Groveland Fire Department urge all residents to “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety” and to follow these basic tips to help protect their loved ones during Fire Prevention Week, which is being recognized this year from Oct. 3 to 9. 

Fire Prevention Week is organized by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and has been recognized for over 90 years. The goal of Fire Prevention Week is to educate the public about simple but important ways they can keep themselves and those they live with safe. 

This year’s theme of “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety” focuses on beeps, chirps and other noises coming from your smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, and how knowing what they mean could save your life. 

Chief Valentine urges everyone to recognize these common sounds to help you and your family better understand smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

  • A continuous set of three loud beeps—beep, beep, beep—means smoke or fire. Get out, call 9-1-1, and stay out.
  • A single chirp every 30 or 60 seconds means the battery is low and must be changed.
  • All smoke alarms must be replaced after 10 years.
  • Chirping that continues after the battery has been replaced means the alarm is at the end of its life and the unit must be replaced.

The Groveland Fire Department also recommends that smoke and CO alarms meet the needs of all family members, including those with sensory or physical disabilities. The NFPA offers the following tips for those who are deaf or hard of hearing:

  • Purchase smoke and CO alarms that include strobe lights that flash to alert people when the smoke alarm sounds. 
  • Pillow or bed shakers can also be purchased and linked to smoke and CO alarms to awaken people from their sleep. These work by shaking the pillow or bed when the alarm sounds. 
  • The use of a low-frequency alarm can also wake a sleeping person with mild to severe hearing loss.

To learn more about Fire Prevention Week, click here. 

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