Fire Prevention Week
October 3-9, 2010
 
Fire Station Visits
This group of school children stand in front of the
ladder truck after visiting the Fire House during the month of October.
Over 500 kids went through the Fire Prevention Program at the station in 2007.
Home Fire Prevention Check
Kitchen Safety:
-Is your stove top clean -no grease, spills, or clutter?
-Does a grown-up always stay in the kitchen when the food is cooking on the stove?
-Are pot handles turned toward the back of the stove?
Heating Equipment:
-Are space heaters at least three feet away from walls and anything else that can burn?
-Does your fireplace have a sturdy screen to catch a sparks?
-Has your heating system been professionally inspected or serviced in the past 12 months?
-Has your chimney been inspected or cleaned in the past 12 months?
Smoking Materials:
-Do you have large, deep, non-tip ashtrays for smokes?
-Are matches and lighters locked up high, out of children's sight and reach?
-Do smokers wet all butts and ashes before throwing them away?
House Wiring:
-Do your fuses of circuits-breakers match the circuits they protect? A new device required in
many areas is an AFCI (arc-fault circuit-interrupter), which detects abnormal arcing in a circuit.
-Are bathroom and kitchen outlets protected by ground-fault circuit-interrupters (GFCI's)?
Candles:
-Are candles blown out when grown-ups leave the room or go to sleep?
-Do you have sturdy non-tip and non-combustible candle holders?
-Are lit candles kept a safe distance from anything that can burn?
Hazardous Materials:
-Are paints, gasoline, LP Cylinders and other flammable liquids stored away from flames and sparks?
-Are they outside the home in a shed or detached garage?
Home Protection Checklist:
-Do you have smoke alarms on every floor of your home - and near or
inside all sleeping areas? New construction requires a smoke alarm in each bedroom.
It is recommended that alarms be wired together such if one sounds, they all sounds.
-Do your smoke alarms work? (Test them monthly.)
-Are any smoke alarms in your home more than 10 years old? (If so replace them.)
-Does your family have a home fire escape plan? And do you practice it every six months?
-Automatic home fire sprinkler system can control or extinguish fires in less
time than it takes the fire department to arrive. Have you considered installing them in your home?
-Are your portable fire extinguishers in good condition and fully charged?
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