NFPA and Legoland Florida Resort promote Fire Prevention Week

By | October 10, 2014

Smoke alarm pledge sweepstakes winner announced, with grand prize trip to LEGOLAND Florida Resort or LEGOLAND California Resort

legoland-genericWINTER HAVEN, Fla. – As a national sponsor of Legoland Parks, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) joined Legoland Florida Resort today to celebrate Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 5-11) with a special fire safety day in the park. Fire safety day featured live performances by PBS personality Steve Rosnolek of “SteveSongs” fame. NFPA teamed up with SteveSongs this year to help educate children about fire safety, including the release of a children’s music video, “Little Rosalie” which informs children about what to do when they hear the sound of a home smoke alarm.

The fire safety day was held at Legoland Florida’s longest-running live show “The Big Test,” an acrobatic comedy in which the Fun Town Volunteer Firefighters try to become “real” firefighters. The event also included a number of learning stations with key safety messages from NFPA, highlighting smoke alarm testing, and meet and greet sessions with local firefighters.

NFPA also announced today the grand prize winner of its smoke alarm pledge sweepstakes in partnership with Legoland Florida Resort and Legoland California Resort. The winner, Laura Patterson, Woodland, Wash., will choose a prize trip for up to four people to either park. The pledge, which ran September 2 to October 5, encouraged the public to test their smoke alarms each month, and was created to reinforce this year’s Fire Prevention Week theme, “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!”. Additional prizes are being awarded to 10 smoke alarm pledge participants who win free tickets to Legoland Florida Resort or Legoland California Resort.

“Getting the word out about the importance of working smoke alarms is so important to help save lives from home fires,” said Lorraine Carli, NFPA’s vice president of Outreach and Advocacy. “Teaming up with our Legoland partners to sponsor the smoke alarm pledge and hold special events around Fire Prevention Week is a great way to inform children and their families through fun and entertaining time together.”

“Combining fun with learning is a key part of Legoland Florida‘s mission,” said Legoland Florida Resort General Manager Adrian Jones. “We’re excited to team up with NFPA and actively support Fire Prevention Week, and help educate children on the importance of smoke alarms and fire safety.”

This year represents the third year NFPA and Legoland Parks have joined forces to promote Fire Prevention Week and its home fire safety messages. NFPA and Legoland California Resort teamed up recently to reach families about testing home smoke alarms during an appreciation day for local firefighters.

According to NFPA statistics, about 3,000 people die in U.S. fires each year, with the majority of those deaths occurring in homes. Three out of five home fire deaths occur in homes where there are no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. Meanwhile, working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying in a home fire in half.

For more information about smoke alarms and this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, visit FPW.org.