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Fire Prevention at Home

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on fire safety at home. Ensuring your living spaces are safe from fire hazards is crucial for the well-being of your family.
Diagram of a home indicating safety tips by room
Kitchen & Cooking Safety

  • Don’t leave cooking unattended.

  • Keep your cooking areas clean and clear 

  • Create a three-foot safety zone around the stove.

  • Have a lid or cookie sheet within reach while cooking (to smother flames) in case of a fire.

Have a Safety Plan for Home

  • Keep exit routes clear, including doors and windows 

  • Identify an outside meeting place that everyone knows when the smoke alarm sounds. 

  • Make sure your house number can easily be seen from the street during the day and night so firefighters can find your home quickly.

Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Safety

  • Ensure that you have correctly installed and working smoke alarms. 

  • Get out, stay out, and call 911 when the alarm sounds.

  • Test your smoke & CO alarms monthly.

SAFETY EDUCATION

Hover over a blue star to learn about Home Fire Safety tips

1. Kitchen & Cooking Safety

  • Don’t leave cooking unattended.

  • Keep your cooking areas clean and clear 

  • Create a three-foot safety zone around the stove.

  • Have a lid or cookie sheet within reach while cooking (to smother flames) in case of a fire.

2. Know and practice your home fire escape plan

  • Upstairs living spaces (Second story escape ladder, staircase to first flood, doors, windows, tree and mailbox in front of house away from home.)

  • Keep exit routes clear, including doors and windows 

  • Identify an outside meeting place that everyone knows when the smoke alarm sounds. 

  • Make sure your house number can easily be seen from the street during the day and night so firefighters can find your home quickly.

3. Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Safety

  • Ensure that you have correctly installed and working smoke alarms. 

  • Get out, stay out, and call 911 when the alarm sounds.

  •  Test your smoke & CO alarms monthly.

Fire Safety Tips

SAFETY EDUCATION

Learn about Home Fire Safety tips

Diagram of a home demonstrating home fire safety tips
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Have a Safety Plan for Home

  • Keep exit routes clear, including doors and windows 

  • Identify an outside meeting place that everyone knows when the smoke alarm sounds. 

  • Make sure your house number can easily be seen from the street during the day and night so firefighters can find your home quickly.

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Kitchen and Cooking Safety

  • Don’t leave cooking unattended.

  • Keep your cooking areas clean and clear 

  • Create a three-foot safety zone around the stove.

  • Have a lid or cookie sheet within reach while cooking (to smother flames) in case of a fire.

Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Safety

  • Ensure that you have correctly installed and working smoke alarms. 

  • Get out, stay out, and call 911 when the alarm sounds.

  • Test your smoke & CO alarms monthly.

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