Prevention: is the best
_ Shield against fire. Examine.
these potential trouble areas
in your | house and: make

- corrections . if they're
_ needed. Se
Electrical hazards:

eo Replace. electrical cords,
extension cords, and plugs

. when they become cracked, .

worn, or frayed.

e. Have your home’ s wiring
inspected ‘regularly by a
licensed electrician. If a wall

socket doesn’ t work, have it

fixed.

° Check your light fixtures
and electrical |
regularly.

eo Make sure. extension cords .

are heavy enough to. carry Ins tall 5 safety ¢ eq ulpment.

“You should have at least
one smoke detector in you.
home . and two are’ “better!
‘There ‘are two” ‘kinds of

the - amount . of | current
they re used for.

Don’ t
outlets by putting double.
sockets into double sockets.

e Make sure you have the-

proper size fuse or circuit.
breaker for each electrical.
circuit in your home.

© Determine and correct the

cause of a. blown fuse or a_
- tripped circuit"
before replacing the fuse or -
resetting the breaker. Jag :
, and one. ‘battery-operated
_ ionization unit. Because of»
_ the different ‘sensitivities of
‘you. get -
backup protection as well as

Flammable and combustible
materials:

e Puta ‘screen over your
fireplace. to block © flying.
sparks. Inspect and clean the .
chimney regularly.

@. ‘Flush ‘the contents ‘of
ashtrays down the toilet or
empty them into outdoor
garbage cans.

° Keep matches ‘out of kids’

_ reach.

e Don’ t smoke in bed.

® Dispose of highly com-.
bustible materials (rags,
papers, etc.) stored, in the
parage. attic, basement.

Keep combustible
materials at a safe distance
from the furnace, water
heater, and stove. 7

©. Put oily rags in a garbage
can after use or store them i in
a covered metal container.

e Cart . away stacks of
newspapers and magazines
regularly.

© Don't use flammable
liquids as cleaning agents in
the house. :

© Don't usé aerosol products
with flammable propellants
near open flames or while
you're smoking.

e Never use water on fires
involving flammable liquids,
grease, or electricity.
(Grease fires should be
smothered with a lid or
extinguished with either
baking soda or a dry
chemical fire extinguisher.)

Major appliances:
¢ ‘Keep the furnace and

water heater clean and in |

good running condition.
Clean and inspect the flues
annually. .

e Re ularly. clean out the
elect ic. fan above your

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appliances “and ‘water valves and the

main ‘electrical switch in an

overload. your ”

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_ stove. ‘An accumulation of :
grease on the walls of the
. duct. and fan’ blades. could:

‘ignite a stove-top fire.

8 Regularly clean the lint
- trap in your clothes dryer—

dryer fuzz is highly flam-
-mable.

@ Always turn off your power

--mower and other machines
before refueling. Wait until |

_ the engine cools to refuel.

—@ Store gasoline for. lawn —
mowers and other. machines :
in approved metal cans away ©

from all heat sources.

© Learn how. to turn off gas. ~ upstairs. rooms. Metal. chain-

link ladders are best.: Rope
ladders are. less reliable
‘rope -

emergency. OT

detectors..
detectors respond quickly to

smoke from smoldering fires .
but slowly to flaming fires.
Ionization detectors respond -
: quickly to flaring fires that
_ produce little or no visible

smoke.
-breaker

It S best to have one » plug- 4

in’ photoelectric. - - detector.

“the - two types, —

a. dual alarm system. .

“Be= sure
‘operated. model, has. a
‘warning device that tells
when the battery is weak.

Locate one detector in the

hallway
bedrooms.

outside the

triggered, such as across

from a. fireplace or too near -

the kitchen stove...

Install at least one’ calle
purpose dry chemical fire

extinguisher in your home.’
“This extinguisher will fight
_all kinds of fires including

grease and electric ones.

Make sure the unit is of a _
size family members: can —
Don't store—
your extinguisher in a danger |

easily handle.

area — near the stove, for
example, where . flames

handle it.

” recharged _ |

. deteriorates quickly.

” Prepare an a emergency plan |

-*and:make sure all the doors:
‘are closed each night — this
helps contain a fire. Make.a’
diagram of each floor: arid
then. plan two escape routes
~— one by the normal exit:
‘and the other by a different
- door o or window:

Photoelectric. -

the - battery- .

Don’t : place as
detector where it’s easily -

could prevent you from

reaching the unit. .

Read ‘the. label
extinguisher and make sure

‘all’ family . members’ know | |
how to operate it. But don’t

attempt to fight any fire until
everyone is out of the house

and the fire department has’
_ been. called..

If the fire is
large, . let the professionals

And:
tinguishers . need to be

regularly. |

‘Get » ‘safety. ladders . for

because. the |

Designate emergency-exits

«

Ify you ‘have a ‘second story. a
decide: . where | you'll. ‘put
emergency - ladders. ~ .
. copies of me diagram where
“they'll a
reminder.

Tf your ‘household includes .
babies, youngsters, or older-
persons | who’ ii, need help, a
will be

decide =who.

‘responsible. for each one. ——
Then choose a meeting place &
at a safe distance outside the 7.

house’ so nobody will go

back. for ‘someone — who's. | a .

already out..

Arrange tor
person who hears. the’ alarm
to yell “Fire, get out.” Once

you're all out, call the fire =f

department.

” Don't ‘telephone from the
. burning building. |

"You shouldn't try-to fight a

fire untess it’s very small and

you're there, awake and
alert, when it starts. Conduct

- the family fire drills at least

three times a year to be sure

eveyone knows what to do.

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