Test your smoke alarms and tell
guests about your home fire escape plan.
FFD
Keep children and pets away from
lit candles.
FFD
Keep matches and lighters up high
in a locked cabinet.
FFD
Stay in the kitchen when cooking
on the stovetop.
FFd
Ask smokers to smoke outside.
Remind smokers to keep their smoking materials with them
so young children do not touch them.
FFD.Provide
large, deep ashtrays for smokers. Wet cigarette butts with
water before discarding.
Before
Heading Out
to bed.
Blow out
lit candles when you leave the room
or go to bed.
Turn off
all light
strings and decorations before
leaving home or going to bed.
HOLIDAY DECORATING
FFD.
Be careful
with holiday decorations. Choose
decorations that are flame
resistant or flame retardant.
FFD.
Keep lit
candles away from decorations
and other things that can burn.
FFD.
Some
lights are only for indoor or
outdoor use, but not both.
FFD.
Replace
any string of lights with worn
or broken cords or loose bulb
connections. Connect no more
than three strands of mini light
sets and a maximum of 50 bulbs
for screw-in bulbs. Read
manufacturer’s instructions for
number of LED strands to
connect.
FFD.
Use clips,
not nails, to hang lights so the
cords do not get damaged.
FFD.
Keep
decorations away from windows and
doors.
During
2005-2010,
an estimated
12,860 home
structure
fires
started by
candles were
reported to
local fire
departments.
These fires
resulted in
an estimated
136 civilian
deaths,
1,041
civilian
injuries and
an estimated
direct
property
loss of $471
million.
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Randolph Co. 154.890
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Station to Station 155.370
Community Tips from
the Fire Department
Give your smoke
detector a birthday maybe
yours would be a good one and change your
batteries.
Don't forget to test it
Do not drive
and text
at the same time
Move to the right for Sirens and lights.
Help us- help you...
Move to the right when you see an emergency vehicle with
lights and sirens!!!
