{"id":3819,"date":"2019-10-09T19:40:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T19:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/?p=3819"},"modified":"2019-10-09T19:48:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T19:48:58","slug":"fire-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/?p=3819","title":{"rendered":"Fire Safety Tips!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the_content\"><p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.3&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.26.3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span>October 6th to October 12th marks Fire Prevention Week. Check out these fire safety tips.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Smoke Alarms<\/h2>\n<p>Working smoke alarms give you early warnings and are a key part of a home fire escape plan.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Install smoke alarms in every bedroom. They should also be outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home.<\/li>\n<li>Large homes may need extra smoke alarms.<\/li>\n<li>It is best to use interconnected smoke alarms. When one smoke alarm sounds, they all sound.<\/li>\n<li>Test all smoke alarms at least once a month. Press the test button to be sure the alarm is working.<\/li>\n<li>Current alarms on the market employ different types of technology including multi-sensing, which could include smoke and carbon monoxide combined.<\/li>\n<li>A smoke alarm should be on the ceiling or high on a wall. Keep smoke alarms away from the kitchen to reduce false alarms. They should be at least 10 feet from the stove.<\/li>\n<li>People who are hard-of-hearing or deaf can use special alarms. These alarms have strobe lights and bed shakers.<\/li>\n<li>Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or as per manufacturer&#8217;s recommendations.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Heating Safety<\/h2>\n<p>Heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fire deaths. With a few simple safety tips and precautions, you can prevent most heating fires from happening.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove or portable space heater.<\/li>\n<li>Have a three foot &#8220;kid-free zone&#8221; around open fires and space heaters.<\/li>\n<li>Never use your oven to heat your home.<\/li>\n<li>Have a qualified professional install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment according to the local codes and manufacturer&#8217;s instructions.<\/li>\n<li>Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.<\/li>\n<li>Always use the right kind of fuel, specified by the manufacturer, for fuel burning space heaters.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home.<\/li>\n<li>Test smoke alarms at least once a month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Cooking Safety<\/h2>\n<p>Did you know cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries? Check out these tips.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol don&#8217;t use the stove or stovetop.<\/li>\n<li>Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, boiling, grilling or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove.<\/li>\n<li>If you are simmering, baking or roasting food, check it regularly, remain in the home while food is cooking and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking.<\/li>\n<li>Keep anything that can catch fire &#8212; oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains &#8211;away from your stovetop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a small (grease) cooking fire and decide to fight the fire&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the stovetop, smother the flames by sliding a lid over the pan and turning off the burner. Leave the pan covered until it is completely cooled.<\/li>\n<li>For an oven fire, turn off the heat and keep the door closed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Escape Planning<\/h2>\n<p>If a fire breaks out in your home, you may have only a few minutes to get out safely once the smoke alarm sounds. Everyone needs to know what to do and where to go if there is a fire.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make a home escape plan. Draw a map of your home showing all doors and windows. Discuss the plan with everyone in your home.<\/li>\n<li>Know at least two ways out of every room, if possible. Make sure all doors and windows leading outside open easily.<\/li>\n<li>Have an outside meeting place a safe distance from the home where everyone should meet.<\/li>\n<li>Practice your home fire drill at night and during the day with everyone in your home, twice a year.<\/li>\n<li>Practice using different ways out.<\/li>\n<li>Teach children how to escape on their own in case you can&#8217;t help them.<\/li>\n<li>Close doors behind you as you leave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the alarm sounds&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the smoke alarm sounds, get out and stay out. Never go back inside for people or pets.<\/li>\n<li>If you have to escape through smoke, get low and go under the smoke to your way out.<\/li>\n<li>Call the fire department from outside your home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Fire Prevention Week,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/Public-Education\/Staying-safe\/Preparedness\/Fire-Prevention-Week\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/Public-Education\/Staying-safe\/Preparedness\/Fire-Prevention-Week\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Source: nfpa.org<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 6th to October 12th marks Fire Prevention&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcp.dalegruberconstruction.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}