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Fire Marshal: Monday Marks National Fire Prevention Week
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Each year, more than 2,500 people die in fires, most of them in residential occupancies. National Fire Prevention Week is October 4-10 this year and the theme is “Hear the beep where you sleep: Every bedroom needs a smoke alarm” and the Fire Service throughout the nation will be working to emphasize fire safety awareness as will the New Canaan Fire Department. Firefighters will be visiting schools throughout town giving demonstrations on how to stay fire safe. Also, school groups will be touring the fire house to learn about how the fire fighters live, train and work. The kitchen is the most common room in the home for a fire to start—usually related to cooking however, unsafe ash disposal is a reoccurring problem.