Thank you for taking an interest in Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety (WAFS)! We welcome this opportunity for you to browse through the website in an effort to obtain information about our statewide organization.
Annually, nearly 4,000 people in the U.S. die in home fires. Thousands of others are injured as a result of fires or accidental burns. Most of these deaths involve children and elderly adults.
Each year, children from across the state are admitted into hospital emergency rooms for fire, chemical and scalding burns along with other related fire and burn injuries.
The WAFS, a 501 © 3 organization with more than 17 years experience, has notable years of success as a non-profit. Our clear mission is “to promote, encourage and foster fire safety, burn prevention and public fire safety education.” In addition to sponsorship of the “Summer Camp for Burn Injured Youth,” our organization has experience of helping youth and adult burn survivors through education and group support. We fully expect to continue our efforts in helping burn survivors enjoy their deserved quality of life with continued support from donors.
Our Programs include:
- “Newspapers in Education” - a curriculum of study geared toward elementary students in Wisconsin (also, in Hispanic and Hmong)
- Sponsorship of the annual “Summer Camp for Burn Injured Youth”
- Sponsorship of adult burn survivors to World Burn Congress
- Fundraising efforts to support Wisconsin Burn Centers
- Promotion of Fire Safety Legislation for statewide building and fire codes
- Continued coordination of educational trailers throughout Wisconsin
- Continued coordination of the dissemination of a fire safety children’s book for all daycares and preschools in Wisconsin
As an organization, we will continue to promote fire and burn education along with our long standing support of Wisconsin burn survivors.
Please donate to an organization with a proven track record of helping burn survivors and educating the public in fire and burn safety measures.
To learn more about WAFS and how we can help you and your family, review the pages in this web site, or call 1-800-315-0911.
Our work has just begun! There is still so much to accomplish!
