August 5, 2022 -- The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) is teaming up with LEGOLAND® California Resort to host Heroes Weekend, August 6-7, in Carlsbad, CA. Each year, Heroes Weekend works to celebrate first responders who help keep their communities safe year-round. The event also works to promote simple but potentially life-saving steps everyone can take to reduce their risk to home fire.
“Heroes Weekend presents a great way to team up with LEGOLAND to recognize first responders who truly are heroes and do so much to protect our communities,” said Andrea Vastis, senior director of the NFPA Public Education division. “As we celebrate firefighters, in particular, and all they do to keep us safe, we also want to reinforce ways that all of us can be heroes in our own homes, which includes taking simple but critical steps to reduce our risk to home fires.”
This year’s Heroes Weekend event will feature interactive activities and special events for families, including those that recognize Fire Prevention Week™. This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign is October 9-15. The theme, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape™,” focuses on the critical importance of home escape planning and practice, which helps ensure that people know what to do in the event of a home fire.
In support of Heroes Weekend, activities will include the following:
- Character appearances with LEGO® Officer Brickhouse
- Meet and Greet with local heroes from the Carlsbad Fire Department
- Action-packed LEGO® City 4D: Officer in Pursuit movie
- A Hero’s Pop Badge Challenge
- Giveaways and more
According to NFPA, today’s homes burn faster than ever. In a typical home fire, people may have as little as two minutes (or even less time) to safely escape from the time the smoke alarm sounds. The ability to get out of a home during a fire depends on early warning from smoke alarms and advance planning.
Heroes Weekend offers fun, interactive opportunities learn life-saving fire safety tips, collect safety swag, and create your very own home escape plan. To learn more and to purchase tickets, visit the LEGOLAND California Resort website. In addition, a special offer is being provided – kids who attend Heroes Weekend with an adult can go for free.
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About the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)
Founded in 1896, NFPA® is a global self-funded nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. The association delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy; and by partnering with others who share an interest in furthering the NFPA mission. For more information, visit www.nfpa.org. All NFPA codes and standards can be viewed online for free at www.nfpa.org/freeaccess.
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