Six Facts on Fires

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Lifetime odds of dying in a fire because of exposure to smoke, fire or flames: 1 in 1,167 (source: National Safety Council Odds of Dying)

1. Replace the batteries in smoke detectors on at least one occasion per year.
2. The two months that account for the most fire deaths in the US are December and January.
3. Three things that can save lives on the job and at home include finding and practicing two routes to escape a fire, installing smoke alarms and installing fire extinguishers and teaching workers and families how to use them.
4. In Canada there are eight fire deaths per week on average.
5. Smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years.
6. In 2006, the number of Americans unintentionally losing their lives to fire, flames and smoke totaled 2,800.