Do you have a fire escape plan? How well do your kids know the plan? Saturday parents in Colorado Springs were given an opportunity to make or go over a disaster plan.

It's an annual event put on by the Colorado Springs Fire Department. This year the event was held at Fire Station 19. More than 1,000 people showed up. Fire Officials hold the event in a different neighborhood every year to give different residents the opportunity to participate.

The event is for kids and adults. Firefighters made it kid friendly by handing out bags of goodies, and made it adult friendly by telling them the importance and seriousness of having an evacuation plan.

It's been one week since the deadly fire on the North side of Colorado Springs killed a woman. It was the fire that broke out in the middle of the night on Rockrimmon Blvd near Delmonico Dr.

The first week of October is Fire Prevention Week. The next 7-days means dedication to education. "To prevent home fires, that's this year's theme," said Brianna Goodwin who is a Life Safety Educator with the Colorado Springs Fire Department.

Goodwin says the one-day event is helping to get that message across.

"Check your batteries," said Jessica Medina who is a mother of four.

Medina says she taught her children the evacuation plan a while back, but that they and even she needs to be reminded. "They don't always remember those things," said Medina.

The rules are simple. If an alarm is going off and there's thick smoke in the room, that means move it. "Get on my hands and knees, go to one of the escape routes and go to our meeting place," said Nicholas Branch who learned many fire safety tips at the event.

Sparky the Fire Dog also helped encourage kids to learn some lessons including how to perform CPR and how to dial 911.

And the lessons didn't stay indoors. "We learned how to cut the roof off a car," said Martin Willis who came to the event with his little brother.

The Fire Department put real victims inside the car and cut the car open as if they were in a real situation.

"The kids really thought it was realistic," said Medina.

"The helicopter was sweet," said Branch.

The car extrication and the helicopter were the two main attractions.

"Every year it definitely gets bigger and better," said Goodwin.

If you're interested in learning more, don't worry, you haven't missed out.

In the evening hours Tuesday through Friday each night at a different Red Robin, a safety class will be held.

Fire Prevention Week Activity Calendar

October 4 - 10, 2008

Community Open House

Experience demonstrations, exhibits and classes in celebration of National Fire Prevention Week at Colorado Springs Fire Department Station 19 located at 2490 Research Parkway. The day's events are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, October 4.

Library Story Time with Firefighters

Join Colorado Springs Firefighters for special story time readings at Pikes Peak Library branches throughout Colorado Springs. Meet Sparky the Fire dog too!

· Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.
Ruth Holley Branch Library, 685 North Murray Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 597-5377
Join the day's guest reader - Fire Marshal Brett Lacey

· Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Penrose Downtown Library Branch, 20 North Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 531-6333
Join guest reader - Deputy Chief Steve Cox at 9:30 a.m.
Join guest reader - Chief Manuel Navarro at 10:30 a.m.

· Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
East Branch Library 5550 North Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 531-6333
Join guest reader - Deputy Chief Dan Raider at 9:30 a.m.
Join guest reader - Captain J. T. Williams at 10:30 a.m.

· Friday, October 10, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.
Rockrimmon Branch Library, 832 Village Center Drive, Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 593-8000

Join the day's guest reader - Lieutenant Derek Wheeler
Visit the Life Safety Classroom (Smoke Trailer) at Red Robin Restaurants

Head to a Colorado Springs Red Robin Restaurant and support fire safety! Visit your local Red Robin Restaurant to learn more about fire safety, experience the Life Safety Classroom, and help support CSFD's fire prevention educational efforts.

During Fire Prevention Week, October 4 - 10, all local Red Robin restaurants are donating 50 cents from every gourmet burger sold to the Colorado Springs Fire Department's Life Safety Classroom and Fire Safety Program for children. The mobile Life Safety Classroom (Smoke Trailer) will be at these Red Robin locations throughout the week:

· Tuesday, October 7, from 5 to 8 p.m., Chapel Hills, 1410 Jamboree Drive, (719) 598-2473
· Wednesday, October 8, from 5 to 8 p.m., Citadel, 3680 Citadel Drive North, (719) 597-2473
· Thursday, October 9, from 5 to 8 p.m., Broadmoor (Southgate), 2230 Southgate Road, (719) 447-8810
· Friday, October 10, from 5 to 8 p.m., Powers Blvd., 3770 Bloomington St., (719) 622-8157
For more information on any of these events please call 385-5950.