Fire SAFETY

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Fire Safety Tips
Smoke Detectors

The battery in your smoke detectors should be changed yearly usually in the fall around Daylight Savings Time. The newer detectors are a combination smoke & carbon monoxcide.detector.

A smoke detector should be replaced every 10 years. This should be made a priority as it is the first warning that there may be a potential fire. Please refer to your detector's owners manual for proper guidance.

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Fire Safety tips
keep your home and family safe by following these tips

  1. Make sure a smoke detector on every level of your home and maintain them.
  2. Close bedroom doors when going to sleep,'CLOSE BEFORE YOU DOZE', or when you leave your home. '
  3. Set up an exit plan and have multiple means of egress. Make sure everyone in the home is aware and have a place to meet once out of the home.
  4. Purchase a fire ladder if you have more than one story.
  5. In the event of an emergency exit first, then call 911.
  6. Never re-enter a burning home
  7. Never leave a burning candle in a room by itself
  8. Don’t sleep with space heaters
  9. Make sure you have at least one fire extinguisher.
  10. When cooking, have a pan cover or cookie sheet nearby to cover the pan in the event of a grease fire.
  11. For oven fires, only when possible,make sure you keep the oven door closed and turn off the gas and exit your home.
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