Sustainability of an in-home fire prevention intervention
Gina P Duchossois1, Michael L Nance, J Felipe Garcia-Espana
1Safe Kids Southeastern Pennsylvania Coalition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street & Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. duchossois@email.chop.edu
Abstract:
Residential fires remain a challenge in many parts of the United States. This project assessed the sustainability of a community-based fire prevention intervention on household fire safety knowledge and practices. The design was a prospective, cohort study including preintervention and postintervention surveys, which assessed participants' fire safety knowledge and behavior. The implementation of an in-home visit to educate parents of third- and fourth-grade students on escape planning coupled with the installation of smoke alarms can be successful in increasing basic fire safety knowledge and household fire safety practices.
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