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Fire Prevention
- Plan at least 2 exits out of your home
from each room.
- Have pathways to the exits free of
clutter.
- Keep keys available if doors are
locked.
- Install smoke detectors on each level
of your house.
- Check batteries in each smoke alarm
monthly, replace as needed.
- Never smoke in bed
- Never leave a burning cigarette, cigar
or pipe unattended.
- When emptying ashtrays, make sure that
the ashes are cool and there are no burning embers.
- Keep matches, ashtrays, cigarettes,
cigars and pipes out of children’s reach. Nicotine is poisonous when
ingested by young children.
- Know the phone number of your local
fire department and keep it posted by the telephone. Keep telephone
within reach if unable to walk easily to the telephone.
- Place space heaters away from
furniture and draperies, infants and children.
- If a fire extinguisher is available,
know where it is, how to use it, have it readily accessible.
- Notify your local fire department of a
disability requiring special needs.
- No smoking in the presence of oxygen
tanks.
- Oxygen tanks and concentrators should
be placed away from fireplaces, furnaces, space heaters, stoves and
ovens.
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