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According to the National Fire Protection Association fire strikes a home in the United States every one to two seconds. Fires serious enough to receive a fire department response occur approximately every minute. Of the nearly 45,000 lives lost to fire, nearly 80% are home fires. Children under the age of twenty reflect nearly one third of lives lost in home fires. In order to combat these statistics, it is important that children receive training and education specific to fire safety.