Firefighters with Sioux City Fire Rescue are educating the public on fire prevention.
The 100th anniversary of fire prevention week is Oct. 9-15.
The campaign this year is called, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.”
The focus throughout this week and next week will be on simple actions the public can use to stay safe.
Firefighters say families should have a plan in place in case of a fire.
“Some of the things you can do, especially with kids to make it fun and exciting, is draw a map of the house and arrows two ways out of the home, so kids get used to actually seeing it. And then practice it. Practicing helps kind of with the muscle memory aspect of things,” said Lt. John Nelsen of Sioux City Fire Rescue.
Fires can spread fast and the key to staying safe is having an efficient response.