WHAT: Citywide Fire Drill & Simulated Fire Response
WHO: Fire Commissioner Adam K. Thiel
Firefighters from Engine 22 and Ladder 31
WHERE: 12526 Richton Road, Philadelphia
WHEN: Thursday, October 8
- 6 p.m. Simulated fire response on Richton Road
- 7:30 p.m. Citywide fire drill
As part of Fire Prevention Week, the PFD will conduct a simulated response to a “fire” at a home on Richton Road on Thursday at 6 p.m. The family will use their practiced home escape plan to evacuate as firefighters from Engine 22 and Ladder 31 respond to the “incident.”
At 7:30 p.m., fire apparatus sirens will sound throughout the city to indicate the start of the citywide fire drill. All Philadelphians are urged to participate by putting their home escape plans to the test. Residents should:
- Know two ways out of each room;
- Be able to get outside within two minutes;
- Have a family meeting place away from the house.
Homes should have smoke alarms installed on every level, including the basement. If you need smoke alarms, call 311 and the Fire Department will come install them for free.