You may have installed a very expensive home security system in your home to protect your family. Consider these sprinkler facts: Roughly 85% of all U.S. fire deaths occur in the home. Fire sprinklers save lives, reduce property loss and can even help cut homeowner insurance premiums. Only the sprinkler closest to the fire will activate, spraying water directly on the fire. Up to 90% of fires are contained by the operation of just one sprinkler. In a home with sprinklers, the average property loss per fire is cut by about 70% - There's no doubt that residential fire sprinklers represent the next generation in home fire safety. As an established technology with a solid track record for protecting people and property, more widespread installation of home fire sprinklers will play the lead role in further protecting the public from fire in the years to come. Each year more than 2,500 people die and 12,600 are injured in home fires in the United States, with direct property loss due to home fires estimated at $7.3 billion annually. To protect yourself, it is important to understand the basic characteristics of fire. Fire spreads quickly; there is no time to gather valuables or make a phone call. In less than five minutes, your home can be engulfed in flames.
Click on the banner above to view the must see "Everybody Goes Home" firefighter safety video. Here is the link to our 125th Anniversary video Lemont Fire Board of Trustees meetings are held at Lemont Fire Station One 15900 New Avenue, Lemont Meetings are recorded and shown on Lemont Cable TV Channel 6. Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. The meeting dates for the calendar year 2012 for the Board of Trustees will be as follows: January 19, February 16, March 15, April 19, May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 18, November 15, December 20.
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