Fire Prevention
Fall
- Halloween
- With all the extra decorations, costumes, and chaos Halloween can bring comes added fire risks that can be easily avoided.
- From 2014-2018, roughly 770 home fires began with decorations per year (NFPA Halloween).
- Safety Tips:
- Keep decorations far away from open flames.
- Dried flowers, stalks, and cornstarch catch fire very easily.
- Use battery-operated candle sticks or glow sticks and jack-o-lanterns.
- Stay away from costumes with long trailing fabric.
- Make sure your children stay away from open flames, including those in jack-o-lanterns.
- Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving is the peak day for fires from home cooking with more than 3 times the daily average.
- In 2019, US fire departments estimated roughly 1,900 home fires on Thanksgiving. (NFPA Thanksgiving)
- Safety Tips:
- Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking on the stove top so you can watch the food.
- Stay in the home when cooking turkey and check it occasionally.
- Keep children away from the stove, hot foods and liquids, and knives.
- Make sure all electric cords from appliances are out of reach of children.
- Keep matches and lighters away from children.
- Never leave kids alone in a room with a lit candle.
- Keep your floors clean so you do not trip.
- Make sure all smoke alarms are working