• A working smoke detector can reduce your risk of dying in a fire by 50%
  
  
• Over 40% of residential fires occur in homes without smoke detectors
  
  
• Over HALF of residential fire victims die in their sleep as a result of smoke inhalation!
  
  
• People under the age of 5 and over the age of 70 are TWICE as likely to die in a fire
  
  
• There is an average of 800 residential building fires each day in the United States.
  
  
• More than 6,500 persons die each year from fire - more than half of them children and senior citizens.
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Fire protection is not a 9-5 job. It can't be left solely to the Lafayette Fire Department and our other local fire fighting agencies. It takes the foresight of citizens like yourself to have an impact on decreasing the number of fire deaths and injuries in our area. Fire experts agree that 40 to 50 percent of the lives lost nationwide in residential fires last year could have been saved if the families had used smoke detectors. We're pleased that you've taken the first step to making your home safer for your family by learning about smoke detectors and home fire safety.

If you have any additional questions, we're here to help.

Early Alert Lafayette Committee

1511 Main St. Lafayette, IN. 47904
765-429-1046