FIRE PREVENTION & PUBLIC EDUCATION

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FIRE FACTS

30% OF ALL HOME FIRES START IN THE KITCHEN WHICH ACCOUNT FOR 14% OF THE FIRE DEATHS IN THE HOME

8% OF ALL HOME FIRES START IN THE LIVING ROOM YET ACCOUNT FOR 34% OF ALL FIRE DEATHS IN THE HOME

14% OF HOME FIRES START IN THE BEDROOM WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR 28% OF ALL FIRE DEATHS IN THE HOME

(SOURCE: U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM)

HOME SAFETY FIRE TIPS

YOUNG CHILDREN ARE VERY CURIOUS! A FIRE SMART TIP IS TO REMOVE THE KNOBS OFF THE STOVE WHEN NOT COOKING.

EMPTY ASHTRAYS FREQUENTLY (AFTER ALL SIGNS OF HEAT ARE GONE).


NEVER LEAVE CANDLES, OIL LAMPS OR SPACE HEATERS LIT WHEN SLEEPING OR NOT AT HOME.

DO NOT RUN EXTENSION CORDS UNDER RUGS OR CARPETS, LOOPED OVER NAILS OR OTHER SHARP OBJECTS THAT WOULD CAUSE THEM TO FRAY.

CHANGE YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERIES EVERY 6 MONTHS, CHECK YOUR DETECTOR EVERY MONTH, AND REPLACE YOUR DETECTOR EVERY 10 YEARS.

PRACTICE DRILLS IN THE HOME. DEVELOP AN ESCAPE PLAN WITH TWO WAYS OUT FROM EVERY ROOM AND MAKE FIRE SAFETY A FAMILY PRIORITY PROJECT.

NEVER PUT WATER ON A COOKING GREASE FIRE. ALWAYS COVER WITH A LID OR BAKING SODA.