An Overview of the Home Safety Literacy Project

The Home Safety Literacy Project provides effective, low-cost fire safety, disaster preparedness and poison prevention education materials that can be used by adults at all reading levels.

The materials are highly illustrated with minimal text and written in an Easy-to-Read style.

Easy-to-read educational materials are needed in every community because more than 90 million adults in the U.S. have low reading ability. Low literacy is a serious barrier to learning necessary home fire safety skills and to understanding and applying key fire protection, disaster preparedness and poison prevention measures in the home.

The Home Safety Literacy Project messages include installing and maintaining adequate smoke alarm protection and emergency escape preparedness, planning for and preparing to survive natural and human-caused disasters and taking steps to prevent poisonings in the home.

Free Project Materials are Available through the Expert Network

The Project materials are available online, at no charge.

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Home Safety Literacy Project Partners

The Home Safety Council's national Project partners include ProLiteracy Worldwide and Oklahoma State University's Fire Protection Publications.

US Department of Homeland Security/FEMA

The Fire Safety Literacy Project is supported by the Home Safety Council along with 2003 and 2004 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA.

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