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Fire Prevention-Smoking-Related Materials

The American Burn Association supports the USFA's campaign to help prevent home fire deaths and injuries caused by smoking materials. For more information, visit www.usfa.dhs.gov/smoking.

Tamper Resistant Electrical Outlets

The ABA Burn Prevention Committee is working with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association to promote the 2008 National Electrical Code which requires the installation of tamper resistant electrical receptacles in all new construction.  For more information about tamper resistant receptacles, go to www.childoutletsafety.org or email parksjc@archildrens.org.

Burn Awareness Week

Burn Awareness Week, observed the first full week in February, is designed to provide an opportunity for burn, fire and life safety educators to unite in sharing a common burn awareness and prevention message in our communities. Burn Awareness Week, celebrated early in the year, is an excellent opportunity to “kick off” a year full of burn awareness education.

More Information

For more information about how the American Burn Association can help you with burn prevention, please email the Chair of the Prevention Committee, Jimmy Parks at parksjc@archildrens.org.