Home Fire Safety
The first step in keeping you and your family safe from fire is maintaining a fire-safe home. To get started, just read the preventative instructions below and click through each one to find out how to spot and remove fire hazards.
- Get rid of the clutter <more>
- Make sure all smoke alarms are in working order <more>
- Keep furniture and bedding away from heat sources, open flames and flammable items <more>
- Check that all the doors close and all the windows open <more>
- Install and maintain carbon monoxide detectors <more>
- Maintain your boiler or other heating sources, especially electric space heaters and working fireplaces <more>
- Keep matches and lighters in a safe, secure place and out of the reach of children <more>
- Keep pets away from fire hazards, such as candles, portable heaters and flammable items <more>
- Practice candle safety <more>
- Be careful in the kitchen and practice safe cooking <more>
- Use electricity safely <more>
- Maintain lighting fixtures, and keep halogen bulbs out of reach <more>
- Beware of family members and visitors who smoke <more>
- Look beneath the sinks and around the house for flammable items. Safely discard or move them to a safe area <more>
- Practice car & garage fire safety <more>
