Fire safety

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Each year, fires claim many lives and cost millions of dollars worth of damage to homes and property. Most of this devastation can be avoided. Approximately one in three fires is caused by the improper use of combustible materials, cooking appliances, or smoking supplies. Fire prevention is essential in keeping your home, family and belongings safe.

Smoke detector

Smoke detectors save lives.

  • Ensure that your smoke detector is working properly. A smoke detector without a working battery or an inoperative power supply is the same as not having one at all.
  • One smoke detector per home is not sufficient.
  • Smoke detectors that are 10 years or older are not as efficient as a new detector.

Helpful Tips

  • Install smoke detectors outside bedrooms and on each floor of your home, including the basement.
  • Make sure dust does not collect on smoke detectors and never paint over them.
  • Do not use rechargeable batteries as they can fail without warning.
  • Check smoke detectors at least once a month.
  • Replace smoke detector batteries at least twice a year, for example, when you change your clocks.
  • Replace smoke detectors every 10 years.
 

Carbon monoxide detector

Carbon monoxide poisoning is often referred to as the silent killer.

  • Running a vehicle, fuelled engine, or barbeque indoors (even with the garage doors open) can create dangerous carbon monoxide gases.
  • Debris/snow build-up around dryer, furnace, stove, and fireplace vents can lead to improper venting and cause dangerous fumes in your home.
  • Failing to perform regular maintenance on your heating appliance or chimney can cause dangerous gases.

Helpful Tips

  • Carbon monoxide detectors should be installed in a central location, outside each sleep area and on every level of your home.
  • Keep all outside vents clear at all times.
  • If symptoms such as headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, and confusion occur you should go outside or to an open window/door immediately.
 

Fire extinguisher

Do you know if you have a proper working fire extinguisher?

  • If a seal is broken, tampered with, or missing your fire extinguisher will not work properly.
  • If your fire extinguisher is not inspected regularly, it may not operate effectively when you need it.
  • A fire extinguisher is not meant to extinguish large or uncontrolled fires.

Helpful Tips

  • Be certain you have the right extinguisher for the fire you are fighting.
    • Class A – ordinary combustible materials, such as wood, paper, and plastic.
    • Class B – flammable liquids such as gasoline, oil based paint, and flammable gases.
    • Class C – electrical wiring or household appliances.
  • A multi-purpose ABC extinguisher is beneficial for general household use.
  • Learn to use your extinguisher: Remember the acronym PASS
    • Pull the pin
    • Aim downward
    • Squeeze the lever
    • Sweep from side to side, aiming toward the base of the fire.
  • Keep your fire extinguisher in plain view away from your stove/heating appliances and near an exit door.
 

Cooking fire

Cooking fires are a major cause of home fires.

  • Deep fat frying with a pot of fat on the stove is not a safe practice.
  • Never leave your kitchen unattended when cooking.
  • Ensure that your kitchen stove and oven are kept clean and clear at all times.

Helpful Tips

  • Use a thermostatically controlled electric deep fat fryer.
  • Do not use tin foil or any other metal material/object in a microwave.
  • Keep your oven clean from grease and food splatters as they can ignite at high temperatures.
  • Use oven mitts when handling hot pots and pans.
  • Do not wear loose clothing or long sleeves when cooking.
  • Check for damaged or cracked cords on kettles and toasters.
  • Buy appliances that shut off automatically.
  • Refrain from cooking if you are impaired by alcohol, medication or drugs that will make you drowsy.
 
 

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