With fires affecting more than 367,000 households each year, how we prepare and protect ourselves against them is very important. The message about what to do if a fire occurs in your house and how to safely get out is being taught to elementary school students during fire prevention week.
Firefighters in New Bern say teaching kids at a young age is critical to making sure the message sinks in.
To ensure the students didn't miss their safety message, the firefighters took a unique approach.
When you think of a firefighter many of us think about their fire trucks and the turn out gear they wear. But students at Ben Quinn Elementary School saw a whole other side when these everyday heroes put on clown make-up and rode in on tiny bicycles to teach them about fire safety and prevention.
It's a simple enough message...check the batteries on your smoke detector, make sure it's working; stop, drop and roll, and create and test out an escape plan.