Published: October 3, 2021

THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & INSURANCE AND THE TENNESSEE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE ARE JOINING FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE VOLUNTEER STATE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OCTOBER 3RD THRU THE 9TH AND THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN IS "LEARN THE SOUNDS OF FIRE SAFETY." THE ANNUAL NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS CREATED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION ASSOCIATION, EDUCATES AMERICANS ABOUT SIMPLE BUT IMPORTANT ACTIONS THEY CAN TAKE TO KEEP THEMSELVES AND THOSE AROUND THEM SAFE WHEN IT COMES TO HOME FIRES OR THE DANGERS OF CARBON MONOXIDE. TO LEARN THE SOUNDS OF YOUR SPECIFIC SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS, THE SFMO RECOMMENDS CONSUMERS CHECK THE ALARM MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS OR SEARCH THE BRAND AND MODEL ONLINE. AS PART OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, CONSUMERS ARE URGED TO REMEMBER: A CONTINUOUS SET OF THREE LOUD BEEPS MEANS SMOKE OR FIRE. GET OUT, CALL 9-1-1 AND STAY OUT. A SINGLE CHIRP EVERY 30 OR 60 SECONDS MEANS THE ALARM'S BATTERY IS LOW AND MUST BE CHANGED. AND ALL SMOKE ALARMS MUST BE REPLACED AFTER 10 YEARS AND INSTALL WORKING SMOKE ALARMS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE EVERY SLEEPING AREA AND ON EVERY LEVEL OF YOUR HOME. FOR MORE TIPS GO TO TN.GOV.