How You Can Participate in National Burn Awareness Week

‍National Burn Awareness Week, held at the beginning of every year, is an excellent opportunity for your organization to kick off a year full of burn awareness education.

National Burn Awareness Week, observed the first full week in February, is a window of opportunity for organizations to mobilize burn, fire and life safety educators to unite in sharing a common burn awareness and prevention message in our communities. The 2026 Burn Awareness Week dates are February 1-7, 2026.

In the United States, more than 400,000 people receive medical care for treatment of burn injuries every year. The majority of these injuries are preventable. The American Burn Association strives bring awareness to the causes of such devastating and costly injuries and encourages everyone to make simple environmental and behavioral changes that can save lives.

Most burn injuries occur at home but nearly 10% of all burn injuries do occur in the workplace.

Burns are not just caused by getting too close to a fire or accidentally hitting the inside edge of the oven when you are cooking. The 2026 Burn Awareness Week Campaign is Preventing Burns in the Workplace. This theme reminds everyone that small actions can make a big difference in ensuring workplace safety.

Burn risks exist in every workplace, from kitchens and offices to construction sites, fire stations, factories, farms, and military environments. Small, steady actions help reduce injuries and keep teams safe. Creating a burn-aware workplace doesn’t require significant changes. It starts with simple steps that build safer habits over time.

The American Burn Association has put together a great toolkit you can use in your company or organization to share the message of burn awareness and prevention. Resources materials include a ideas on how your company can participate in Burn Awareness Week, fact sheets, statistics, posters, and social media posts. Also included are lists of prevention tips that you can share with employees and their families. You can access these materials on The American Burn Association website at ameriburn.org or by clicking the logo image below.