This booklet is designed to help seniors or older adults (ages 65 and older) and their caregviers to learn about fire safety. This resource provides statistics about home fires and provides information to help understand and correct home fire hazards. Topics include: Install and Maintain Smoke Alarms Fire Safety If You Smoke Fire Safe Cooking Home Heating Safety Electrical Safety Candle Safety Escape Plans Actoons to Take in Case of Fire Fire Safety is for everyone... these tips will help older adults, but are excellent words of advice and guidance for high school students through adults of of all ages. Related products: Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide for Citizen Preparedness is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/search/apachesolr_search/ARe%20you%20Ready Disaster Preparedness Manual: Natural Disasters, Man-Made Disasters, Patient Fact Sheets is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/051-000-00253-9

This report delineates the fire risk factors and presents the statistics regarding the fire problem among the elderly in the United States.