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Test Your Smoke Alarms
Install Smoke Alarms correctly and test them regularly

Because fire can grow and spread so quickly, having working smoke alarms in your home can mean the difference between life and death. But these life-saving devices are only effective when they're working properly. Smoke alarms with batteries that are dead, disconnected, or missing can't alert you to the dangers of smoke and fire. Follow these tips to ensure that your smoke alarms are installed correctly and tested regularly. Once the alarm sounds, you may have as few as two minutes to escape. By learning how to effectively use the smoke alarm's early warning to get out safely, you'll reduce your risk of dying in a home fire.

The right way to install smoke alarms

* Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, including the basement, making sure that there is an alarm outside every separate sleeping area. New homes are required to have a smoke alarm in every sleeping room and all smoke alarms must be interconnected.
* Hard-wired smoke alarms operate on your household electrical current. They can be interconnected so that every alarm sounds regardless of the fire's location. This is an advantage in early warning, because it gives occupants extra time to escape if they are in one part of the home and a fire breaks out in another part. Alarms that are hard-wired should have battery backups in case of a power outage, and should be installed by a qualified electrician.
* If you sleep with bedroom doors closed, have a qualified electrician install interconnected smoke alarms in each room so that when one alarm sounds, they all sound.
* If you, or someone in your home is deaf or hard of hearing, consider installing an alarm that combines flashing lights, vibration and/or sound.
* Mount smoke alarms high on walls or ceilings (remember, smoke rises). Ceiling mounted alarms should be installed at least four inches away from the nearest wall; wall-mounted alarms should be installed four to 12 inches away from the ceiling.
* If you have ceilings that are pitched, install the alarm near the ceiling's highest point.
* Don't install smoke alarms near windows, doors, or ducts where drafts might interfere with their operation.
* Never paint smoke alarms. Paint, stickers, or other decorations could keep the alarms from working.

A life-saving test: check your smoke alarms regularly

* Test your smoke alarms once a month, following the manufacturer's instructions.
* Replace the batteries in your smoke alarm once a year, or as soon as the alarm "chirps" warning that the battery is low. Hint: schedule battery replacements for the same day you change your clocks from daylight savings time to standard time in the fall.
* Never "borrow" a battery from a smoke alarm. Smoke alarms can't warn you of fire if their batteries are missing or have been disconnected.
* Don't disable smoke alarms even temporarily. If your smoke alarm is sounding "nuisance alarms," try relocating it farther from kitchens or bathrooms, where cooking fumes and steam can cause the alarm to sound.
* Regularly vacuuming or dusting your smoke alarms, following the manufacturer's instructions, can keep them working properly.
* Smoke alarms don't last forever. Replace yours once every 10 years. If you can't remember how old the alarm is, then it's probably time for a new one.
* Consider installing smoke alarms with "long-life" (10-year) batteries.
* Plan regular fire drills to ensure that everyone knows exactly what to do when the smoke alarm sounds. Hold a drill at night to make sure that sleeping family members awaken at the sound of the alarm. Some studies have shown that some children may not awaken to the sound of the smoke alarm. Know what your child will do before a fire occurs.
* If you are building a new home or remodeling your existing home, consider installing an automatic home fire sprinkler system. Sprinklers and smoke alarms together cut your risk of dying in a home fire 82 percent relative to having neither – a savings of thousands of lives a year.
* For more information, read NFPA's smoke alarm fact sheet.

Reproduced from NFPA's Fire Prevention Week Web site, www.firepreventionweek.org. ©2004 NFP

Fire Safety Trailer
In 2004 the Lookout Fire Company #1 was able to purchases a 36 foot fire safety trailer threw Moblie Concepts by Scotty's with the help of several grants for both the State and Federal Government. Made special for the Lookout Fire Company #1 this trailer allows the company to travel threw out the community and county and show residents of all ages the importance of fire safety in the home, with different demonstrations in our mock kitchen, living room and bedroom. Also it allows us to also prepare those who go in what to do in case of a fire, the proper way to exit the house and calling in an emergency. The Lookout Fire Company #1 is glad to bring or take our Fire Safety Trailer wherever we can, as we know the importance of everyone knowing fire safety.
Therefore if you would like to have the Lookout Fire Company's Fire Safety Trailer and Team at your event or used for your school, group or Troop please call 610-863-4121 and leave a message for anyone of the following Members, Fire Chief Dean Parsons, Safety Officer and Fire Prevention officer Jim Davey, or Denny Miller. Please leave you name and number and the dates that you would like the trailer to be used and we will get back to as soon as possible. Although we are sorry to inform that Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day weekend we will not be traveling as we will be at our Celebrations at Weona Park in Pen Argyl.

Please Check Back Often as We Will Be Updating With Furtuer Fire Safety Tips Threw out The Year

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Happy Saturday and the first weekend of JUNE! We hope you have a great weekend and are able to go out and enjoy it!!

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Happy Saturday and the first weekend of JUNE! We hope you have a great weekend and are able to go out and enjoy it!! 

Here is a complete list of all our current raffle prizes going on!!! 

Dont forget about our June thank you special we are doing. For every 10 prizes that become SOLD OUT, we will be giving away a prize! The more prizes that are SOLD OUT the more stuff we will give away. 

Be sure to like and share the post in order to help get these prizes SOLD.

Click on the link below to purchase all your tickets.

Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs  $150 Gift Card
$5 donation per ticket / 33 tickets available
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Daisy Family Restaurant  $150 Gift Card
$5 donation per ticket / 27 tickets available
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Billys Downtown Diner $150 Gift Card
$5 donation per ticket / 52 tickets available
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Dorney Park $150 Gift Card
$5 donation per ticket / 46 tickets available
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Clever Girl Winery $150 Gift Card
$5 donation per ticket / 50 tickets available
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Applebees $150 Gift Card
$5 donation per ticket / 60 tickets available
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Weber Spirit Black 3-Burner Liquid Propane Gas Grill and Steel propane tank
$ 20 donation per ticket / 14 tickets available
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Nespresso Vertuo Next Premium & Aeroccino3 Milk Frother
$ 8 donation per ticket / 20 tickets left.
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Franklin Institute $150 Gift Card With access to the Disney 100 Exhibit!
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Good Azz Eats $150 Gift Card
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500 rounds of 9mm Luger FMJ 
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Two Rivers Brewing $150 Gift Card
$5 donation per ticket/ 40 tickets left.
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Inflatable Water Bounce House for Kids Outdoor
$10 donation per ticket / 15 tickets left.
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Crayola Experience $150 Gift Card
$5 donation per ticket/ 55 tickets left - 45 till we hit our reserve.
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Who's ready for another NEW Prize!

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Drawing for all items that have met necessary reserve will be conducted at Lookout Fire Company No. 1, 123 South Main Street, Pen Argyl, PA 18072, unless otherwise noted.

This raffle will be streamed live on our Facebook page.

Tickets may be emailed to each participant if requested, and also posted on our Facebook page for each item.

Winner will be contacted after the LIVE drawing!!!

Winners / players must comply with PA Gun laws and / or PA SGOC laws for age requirement and ownership.

Winners will also have proof of identity before prizes shall be turned over by the fire department.

All winners will have 21 days to pick up prizes before it becomes forfeited back to Lookout Fire Company No. 1.

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Applebees $150 Gift Card
$5 donation per ticket / 65 tickets available
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Drawing for all items that have met necessary reserve will be conducted at Lookout Fire Company No. 1, 123 South Main Street, Pen Argyl, PA 18072, unless otherwise noted.

This raffle will be streamed live on our Facebook page.

Tickets may be emailed to each participant if requested, and also posted on our Facebook page for each item.

Winner will be contacted after the LIVE drawing!!!

Winners / players must comply with PA Gun laws and / or PA SGOC laws for age requirement and ownership.

Winners will also have proof of identity before prizes shall be turned over by the fire department.

All winners will have 21 days to pick up prizes before it becomes forfeited back to Lookout Fire Company No. 1.

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