Fire Safety - Education

The three "E" in fire prevention are: Education, Engineering, and Enforcement. This paper delves into those three components of fire prevention, including their significance and including practical examples of both.

The Three E's - Education

Meanwhile, the authors -- in Chapter 1 of the Municipal Fire Service Workbook -- offer the point that the difference between fire prevention and fire suppression is "somewhat fuzzy." But there is no fuzziness in the materials presented in Chapter 1 because the authors emphasize fire prevention over fire suppression. A key component of spreading the word about fire prevention in communities is of course one of the E's -- education. On that subject, one practical example to use is smoke alarms.

The authors say more homes are using electrically connected smoke alarms, but renters and homeowners are not all appraised of this technology; and hence many people continue to change...
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