Temperatures are predicted to drop over the next couple of weeks. Cold weather brings greater risks to homeowners and their families as more people stay indoors to keep warm. This winter, stay warm and safe with some easy-to-remember fire safety tips.
-Keep flammable items like blankets, rugs, or furniture at least three feet away from space heaters and wood stoves.
-Never place your Christmas tree near heating equipment, fireplaces, candles, or other sources of heat.
-Always keep your Christmas tree watered to prevent the tree from drying out.
-Practice a home fire escape plan with your family. Everyone should know two ways out of each room.
-Always turn portable heaters off when leaving a room or going to bed.
-Never use your oven to heat your home.
-Have heating equipment and chimneys inspected every year.
-Working smoke alarms are every homeowner’s first line of defense against home fires all year long. To help protect Tennesseans and save lives, the SFMO’s “Get Alarmed, Tennessee!” free smoke alarm program is helping reduce the risk of home fires.
Since the program’s inception in 2012, over 273,000 smoke alarms have been installed, and 506 verified saves have occurred. On average, working smoke alarms installed through ‘Get Alarmed’ save the life of a Tennessean every 8.63 days.
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