Fire safety is an important job, but, often overlooked.
Partial or complete loss of a person’s home and business can be avoided by simply taking a few minutes to inspect for fire hazards. If hazards are found, they should be corrected immediately.
Below is a list of common fire safety tips that can be used to prevent a tragedy for you, your family, and friends:
hOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN
Your ability to get out of your home during a fire depends on advance warnings from smoke alarms and advance planning. Pull together everyone in your household and make a plan. Click here to build your own Home Fire Escape Plan!
Smoke Detectors
Smoke alarms are a key part of a home fire escape plan. When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast. Working smoke alarms give you early warnings so you can get outside quickly. Smoke detectors should be checked monthly and batteries changed 2 times a year. We provide free Smoke Detectors to whoever requests them just visit our Youth Firesetter page under resources and fill out the form at the bottom!! Click here for more information on Smoke Alarms!
Electrical Safety
Electricity makes our lives easier. However, we need to be cautious and keep safety in mind. Get tips that help reduce the potential for electrical damage and injury. Lighting is to improve the look and safety of our homes, electric tools to make our outdoor work easier, and power lines to our home, all need to be handled with care. Click here for Electrical Safety Tips! Click here for Outdoor Electrical Safety Tips!
heating
Did you know that heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fire deaths? With a few simple safety tips and precautions you can prevent most heating fires from happening. Click here to get some Heating Safety Tips!
cooking
Be on the alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol, don’t use the stove or stovetop. Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling, boiling, or broiling food. Click here for basic Cooking Safety Tips! Click here for Grilling Safety Tips!
winter
Winter holidays are a time for families and friends to get together, but that also means a great risk for fire. Following a few simple tips will ensure a happy and fire-safe holiday season. Click here for Winter Holiday Safety Tips!
As you deck the halls this holiday season, be fire smart. A small fire that spreads to a Christmas tree can grow large very quickly. Click here for Christmas Tree Safety Tips!
Heating, holiday decorations, winter storms, and candles all contribute to an increased risk of fire during the winter months. To help reduce your risk to winter fires and other hazards, including carbon monoxide and electrical fires check out our Putting a Freeze to Winter Fires by click here!
Candles may be pretty to look at but they are a cause of home fires. Remember, a candle is an open flame, which means that it can easily ignite anything that can burn. Click here for Candle Safety Tips!
Thanksgiving
For most, the kitchen is the heart of the home, especially during the holidays. From testing family recipes to decorating cakes and cookies, everyone enjoys being part of the preparations. Safety in the kitchen is important, especially on Thanksgiving! So keeping fire safety top of mind in the kitchen during this joyous but hectic time is important, especially when there’s a lot of activity and people at home. As you start preparing your holiday schedule and organizing that large family feast, remember, by following a few simple tips you can enjoy time with your loved ones and keep yourself and your family safer from fire. Click here for Thanksgiving Safety Tips!
Halloween
Children dressed in costumes excitedly running door to door to trick-or-treat, festive decorations like glowing jack-o-lanterns, paper ghosts, and dried cornstalks adorning front porches — these are some of the classic hallmarks of Halloween that make the holiday special for kids and adults alike. Unfortunately, these Halloween symbols and activities can also present lurking fire risks that have the potential to become truly scary, but by planning ahead, you can help make this Halloween a fire-safe one! Taking simple fire safety precautions like keeping decorations far away from open flames and using battery-operated candles or glow-sticks in jack-o-lanterns can help ensure your holiday remains festive and fun! Click here for Halloween Safety Tips!
Fireworks
Each July 4th and New Years Eve, thousand of people, most often children and teens, are injured while using consumer fireworks. Despite the dangers of fireworks, few people understand the associated risks – devastating burns, other injuries, fire, and even death! Fireworks are often used to mark special events and holidays. However, they are not safe in the hands of consumers. With many professional firework shows being canceled this year, we offer a few safe alternatives to fireworks. Click here for Firework Safety Tips!
Burn awareness!
Burn injuries continue to be one of the leading causes of accidental death and injury in our Nation where tragically, children, the elderly, and the disabled are especially vulnerable to burn injuries, and almost one-third of all burn injuries occur in children under the age of 15.
Annual, in the United States, approximately 400,000 people receive medical care for treatment of burn injuries. In 2018 alone, there were 3,655 deaths from fire and smoke inhalation, and another 40,000 people were treated in hospitals for burn-related injuries.
Compared to the overall population, children under five were 2.0 times as likely to be seen for burn injuries at a hospital emergency department. Young adults from 20 to 29 had 1.4 times the risk, and those in the 30-39 age group had 1.3 times the risk of the general population.
The primary causes of injury include fire-flame, scalds, contact with hot objects, electrical, and chemicals. Most of the injuries occur in the home with about 96.8% who will survive from their burn injury. Many of these survivors will sustain serious scarring, life-long physical disabilities, and adjustment difficulties. Visit the American Burn Association for more information! https://ameriburn.org/prevention/prevention-resources/