Prevent Kitchen Fires!
Your hungry family is home, and all the ingredients are on the kitchen counter top. All that’s left to do is cook the meal. But before you light the burner or preheat the oven, remind yourself that the...
View ArticleReady for a Quiz?
This year’s Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 6-12) focuses on kitchen fire safety. Cooking remains the No. 1 cause of fires in the United States. Test your knowledge to make sure you’re doing what you can to...
View ArticleFire Sprinklers Save Property, Lives
Fires in the home pose one of the biggest threats to our community. More than 350,000 home fires occur every year in this country and more than 2,500 people a year die in these home fires. Home fire...
View ArticleKitchen Safety Isn’t All About Fire
More than 500,000 scald burns occur annually in the United States. The two highest at-risk populations are children under 5 and adults over 65. Did you know: Hot liquids can cause life-threatening burn...
View ArticleDon’t forget about your smoke alarms!
Residential fire deaths have decreased steadily as the number of homes with smoke alarms increased. Reports from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) show that people have nearly a 50...
View ArticleSmoke Alarms: Did You Know?
Did you know that residential fire deaths have decreased steadily as the number of homes with smoke alarms increased? Reports from the National Fire Protection Association show that people have nearly...
View ArticleDoor Open or Closed?
The following is information recently released by the National Fire Protection Agency. Should you sleep with your bedroom door opened or closed? It’s a straightforward question, but the answer isn’t...
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