The Kenai Fire Department is spending October visiting schools and getting the word out about fire safety for Fire Prevention Week.
Fire Marshal Jeremy Hamilton said, officially, Fire Prevention Week is a week, but to visit all the local schools and complete all the programming the fire department has planned, it takes them the whole month.
The fire department uses its own curriculum, designed by Hamilton, for the messaging campaign, though he said that this year he’s also roping in some material designed by the National Fire Prevention Association. He said this is both to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week, and because he said this year’s material resonated well with his own messaging.
Hamilton said the main messaging from NFPA is “Fire won’t wait, plan your escape.”