LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Sunday, February 7 marked the beginning of National Burn Awareness Week, which is meant to raise awareness of burn prevention across the country, according to the American Burn Association. The theme of this year’s observation Electrical Safety from Amps to Zap (A to Z). On Monday, E.S.C.A.P.E. Inc. President Michael McLeieer spoke with WKZO about some basic fire safety and burn prevention tips for residents. “Michigan actually is at ten fire deaths since January, so we started out slow, but now that this cold weather has set in, we’re seeing heating is the leading cause of these home fires,” McLeieer said. “National Burn Awareness Week is the first full week of February, it’s an opportunity for us to come together and really promote safety.”