RESOURCES
American Red Cross
Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association/Vision 20/20 Resources
Home Fire Safety Videos
Download free apps with four home fire safety videos to share during your home visits. Produced by the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association in partnership with the Institution of Fire Engineers – Vision 20/20, these videos cover the speed of fire, smoke alarms, escape planning and practice, and cooking fire safety. They are presented in English, Spanish, Mandarin and American Sign Language. You can download the free “Safety Visits” App from the Apple store. The Android version of the “Safety Visits” App is available on Google Play.
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
IFSTA/Resource One/Vision 20/20 Community Risk Reduction Training
- A five-part training program that introduces Community Risk Reduction as a way to create a safer community
- Research on Fire Safety for People with Disabilities
Injury Free Coalition for Kids®
International Code Council’s Sound the Alarm
This program was developed by the International Code Council in partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council through an FY2009 Fire Prevention and Safety grant from the US Department of Homeland Security/FEMA. It focused on rural communities in states with the highest per capita fire fatality rates. The program provides guidance on home visits, including a basic home safety inspection and smoke alarm installation and replacement. It emphasizes that correct addresses should be properly displayed and visible for first responders.
Meals on Wheels
Michael H. Minger Foundation
National Fire Academy Classes
- Community Risk Reduction by Company Officers
- The Changing American Family at Risk
- Cultural Competence in Risk Reduction
National Fire Protection Association Resources
- NFPA Public Fire Education Planning for Urban Communities: A Five-Step Process Guide to Success
- NFPA-1452, Guide for Training Fire Service and Personnel to Conduct Dwelling Fire Safety Surveys
- NFPA Tip Sheet on Smoke Alarms
- NFPA Tip Sheet on smoke alarms for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
- NFPA CO Alarm Tip Sheet
- NFPA Escape Plan Tip Sheet
- NFPA Heating Safety Tip Sheet
- NFPA Smoking Tip Sheet
- NFPA Candle Safety
- NFPA Safety Tip Sheets
- NFPA Easy-to-read Handouts and Safety Tip Sheets in Other Languages
- NFPA Cooking Tip Sheet
- NFPA—Remembering When; a falls and fire prevention program for older adults.
National Literacy Directory
Nurse-Family Partnership
Oklahoma State University’s Fire Protection Publications and Oklahoma Able Tech
Oklahoma State University Resource
Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department Video Clip
ProLiteracy Literacy-Friendly Smoke Alarm Illustrations for Home Visits
With support from Vision 20/20 and the Washington State Fire Marshals Association, ProLiteracy has created guidance and tools to use with residents who may not read well or do not yet understand English well. The illustrations come in three formats: full color, black and white gray scale, and black line drawings. The content is the same for each. There is very little text. The Tip Sheet provides detailed information on how to present key information about smoke alarms and fire safety. You have permission from ProLiteracy to download and print the illustrations to use when doing home visits to install smoke alarms, do safety checks, or provide safety education.
- Tip Sheet (how to use the illustrations)
- Smoke Alarm Illustrations (color)
- Smoke Alarm Illustrations (gray scale)
- Smoke Alarm Illustrations (black and white line drawings)
Safe Kids
Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View (MN) Fire Department Resources
The Home Safety Challenge Program has a wide variety of resources you can adapt for your local community.
Underwriters Laboratories
- UL 217 Standard for Single and Multiple Station Smoke Alarms
- UL 234 Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms
U.S. Census Bureau Resource
U.S. Centers for Disease Control
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Fire Administration Resources
- USFA smoke alarm outreach materials
- USFA home escape planning outreach materials
- USFA and CDC Fire Safe Seniors Implementation Guide
- USFA Cooking Flyer
- USFA Publications
- USFA Statistics
- USFA Photographs
- USFA Public Service Announcements
Vision 20/20 Resources
- Free Training Course on Program Evaluation
- Community Risk Reduction Data Collection Form
- Advocacy Toolkit: Creating Demand for Prevention
- Model Forms for data collection
- Communicating Via the Internet and Social Media
- Advocacy Toolkit: Partnering with Others
- Advocacy Toolkit: Creating SMART Objectives
- Advocacy Toolkit
The Tucson, AZ Fire Department teamed up with the Sonora Environmental Research Institute to provide culturally sensitive fire safety information and smoke alarm installations in 2,000 homes. - Symposium: Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Smoke Alarm Installation Project
