Fall and Winter Safety Tips:

 

Don't place your hot fireplace ashes in paper bags, plastic garbage bags or boxes.

 

If you have a live Christmas tree, make sure you keep it well watered.
 

Have your chimney checked and cleaned if needed.

 

Don't use damaged Christmas lights with frayed cords or cracked sockets.
 

Keep combustibles away from the fireplace or wood stove.

 

Make sure the batteries in your smoke alarm are working--check them once a month.
 

Allow at least 36 inches around all electric heaters.

 

Keep matches, lighters, candles, and hot items away from children.
 

Keep a lid handy for all frying pans to extinguish any grease fires.

 

Never burn wrapping papers in the fireplace.

Use candles with extreme caution--Only use safe candle holders.  

 

Purchase and keep handy an approved ABC type Fire Extinguisher

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