Home Safety Visits 4.0

The Home Safety Visits App serves as a valuable resource for fire departments and organizations engaged in conducting home safety visits. It aims to enhance the effectiveness of these visits through a series of concise educational videos accessible on smartphones and tablets.

Key topics addressed in the app include:

• Cooking
• Heating
• Smoke Alarms
• Speed of Fire

The app offers videos in multiple languages, ensuring inclusivity:

• English
• Spanish
• American Sign Language
• Mandarin Chinese
• Arabic
• Karen
• Vietnamese

To operate effectively, the app requires an initial storage allocation of 38.3MB, excluding any downloaded videos. Video file sizes vary between 20MB and 85MB based on the selected topic and language options. Users have the flexibility to download all videos across all languages, totaling 28, or to select only those that are relevant to their needs; it is advisable to utilize Wi-Fi to prevent potential data charges. Furthermore, users can remove any unwanted videos from the app as necessary.

This application was developed collaboratively by the Friendship Fire Company of Alexandria, Virginia, Vision 20/20, and Lincoln Fire & Rescue of Lincoln, Nebraska, with financial support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s AFG Fire Prevention and Safety program.