The FPA has developed a pilot program designed to assist small rural churches to educate and inform persons within underserved constituencies who are most vulnerable to home fires.

Outreach

Families in rural church congregations trust and know their minister as having their best interest at heart. While a minister’s first task is to save souls, FPA is asking clergy to help save lives by distributing fire prevention kits.

Most people who die in home fires live in rural areas, and most often are low- income children, minorities, and the elderly. Churches are often best suited to reaching out to these groups within a given community, and often find persons from these high-risk groups within their own congregations.

Each fire prevention kit contains a fire prevention checklist, refrigerator magnet, and an offer for a $5 money-back coupon off the purchase of any smoke alarm, or for a $5 donation to the church. The kits are free and may be requested by filling out a simple postcard provided by FPA.

Ministers who are interested in participating in this program are invited to call 1-800-000-0000. You will be asked to provide some basic information about your church and then will be sent a large poster for display (click here to view the church poster) and a supply of request cards that members of your congregation can use to request fire prevention kits for their homes.

Click on these links to explore the components of the Rural Church Program.

Poster for Churches [PDF]

Request Card for Fire Prevention Kits [PDF]

Fire Prevention Kit [PDFs]

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