USFA Partners with National Association of Town Watch to Promote National Night Out to Fire and EMS Departments

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) is pleased to announce our new partnership with the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), which administers National Night Out (NNO). USFA is working with NATW to enhance NNO events and activities by reaching out to fire and emergency medical service (EMS) personnel across the country. The goal is to promote fire and life safety prevention and education initiatives for families and communities while partnering with law enforcement.

National Night Out is Tuesday, August 2, 2011 and it is projected to reach 37 million people in 15,000 communities in all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canada, and military bases throughout the U.S. and around the world. Fire departments and EMS can help expand community partnerships by participating in NNO events and activities to share fire and life safety prevention information.

For more information on NNO, visit www.nationalnightout.org or contact your local law enforcement agency and learn how your fire department or EMS can get involved. If your local fire department does not participate in NNO, please encourage department personnel to become actively involved this year. This is a great way to partner with our colleagues to get important fire safety information into our communities.