Fire Safety 101

Knowing basic information about fires and how to prevent them, and planning ahead, could save your life and the lives of those you love.

• Fire Facts
  Learn more about fire, its causes and how it burns.
• Fire Vocabulary
  Learn some of the common terms associated with fire.
• Prevention First
  How to keep fires from starting.
• Safe Cooking Tips
  One common place for fires to start is the kitchen.
• Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
  Learn more about these simple ways to alert your family about a fire.
• How to Get Out Safely
  Developing and practicing your own fire safty plan could save your life. Plus, draw your own home escape plan.
• Do I Really Need A Fire Extinguisher?
• House Fires: Don't Underestimate Them

Much of the fire safety information presented in this section was provided by Risk Watch, a program of the National Fire Protection Association, in partnership with The Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Providence, and the Providence Journal.