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Safety Spotlight Preventing Fire is Everyone’s Fight October 2016 Did you know that the 2nd week of October is designated as Fire Prevention Week? The pur- pose of Fire Prevention Week is to promote fire safety on a variety of topics. However, it is im- portant to practice fire safety year round. The theme this year is Don’t Wait – Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years. In the case of smoke alarms, AGE DOES MATTER. Use the following info-graphic on how to check the dates on your smoke alarms. We want to encourage residents to check the dates on their smoke alarms and replace them if they have reached the age of 10. Don’t Wait—Check the Date! Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 Years. If the smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside. Go to your designated meeting place. Call the fire department from a cell phone or a neighbor’s phone. Stay out until it is safe to go back inside. Install smoke alarms in every sleeping room and outside each separate sleeping area. For the best protection, make sure all smoke alarms are interconnected. When one sounds, they all sound. Life and Property Preservation Through Public Education. Police Education Fire Education Valerie Snyder Renni Burt [email protected] [email protected] 817-748-8173 817-748-8349 Visit us on Facebook at: “SouthlakePublicSafety”