Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries.  The Danbury Fire Department is marking Fire Prevention Week this week, which has the theme of “Serve up Fire Safety in the Kitchen.”  Some safety tips they're reminding residents about include never leaving cooking unattended, keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — at least three feet away from your stovetop, and to be on alert. If you are sleepy, have consumed alcohol, or have taken medicine that makes you sleepy, don’t cook.

Sherman Volunteer Fire Department is offering reminders for residents during this Fire Prevention Week.  They urge everyone to have a family escape plan in case of a fire emergency.   A key point of that plan is an agreed upon meeting place that is a safe distance away from the house.   It could be the mailbox or a big rock in the yard, but it must be agreed on and understood by everyone.   If there is a fire it's important that everyone get out of the house and can be accounted for.  The most important question they ask when arriving on scene is whether everyone is safely out of the house.  If there is any doubt that there may still be someone inside then their approach to fighting the fire changes.  

Monroe Volunteer Fire Department is celebrating National Fire Prevention Week. With COVID-19 prohibiting firefighters from making fire prevention visits to the schools and hosting their annual open house, each day this week the department will release a short video on their Facebook page created and delivered by volunteer firefighters and directed toward adults and older children.