Firepup®’s birthday and the anniversary of the founding of NFSC, Inc. have appeared in Chase’s Book of Annual Events since 1993, generating hundreds of calls a year requesting information on Firepup®, his birthday, and the general fire safety materials. 

Chase’s Book of Annual Events is the standard reference for event and observance information in the U.S. Chase’s distributes 20,000 - 25,000 books every year making the appearance of Firepup®’s birthday in over 100,000 books distributed nationwide. 

40% of Chase’s Books are found in libraries. The other 60% are found in: 

• Radio Stations and Media Groups 
• P.R. Firms 
• Schools
• Universities
• Restaurants
• Hospitals
• Food Service
• Newspaper Columnists

Because of the interest in Firepup®, hundreds of Firepup® Birthday Packets have been sent out to classrooms and individuals.

Hawaiian Punch Punchy® Telephones Aid in teaching children 9-1-1  

In 1991, NFSC teamed up with Hawaiian Punch to distribute thousands of Punchy (character) phones as instructional props for classrooms teaching how to dial 9-1-1 in an emergency. 

As a part of this promotion, Punchy was featured in various layouts with Firepup®, which were printed on the inside of fire safety manuals.

Arvin Alert™ Heater Endorsement 

NFSC was approached by Arvin Industries to seek out an endorsement of their latest product with a fire safety feature a safety alarm and alert light that alerts the consumer if the heater is bumped, tipped over, or overheats. 

NFSC was included in the packaging and advertising of this product. 

Black & Decker Automatic Shut-Off™ Iron 

In 1987, NFSC was asked by Black & Decker to endorse their latest product, their Automatic Shut-Off™ iron. This product beeps to warn you it’s been left on, then shuts itself off and stays off even if knocked over, preventing needless accidental fires. 

NFSC was included in the packaging and advertising of this product.

National Fire Safety Council, Inc. teamed up with Red Robin® restaurants to provide free fire prevention activity books to all guests who purchased a kid's meal. The activity book included fire prevention games, puzzles, and mazes that made learning about fire prevention fun.

Red Robin® donated .50¢ for every kid's meal sold from October 5-10, 2009 to NFSC, Inc. for a total of $50.000 to help support the Council's fire prevention education efforts. This was the second year Red Robin® had provided Fire Prevention Week materials to their customers through NFSC, Inc.