Be Safe This Holiday Season.
Winter means festive holidays and time spent with family and friends. But as temperatures drop and residents spend more time indoors, the risk of home fires increases during cold weather months.
Tennessee fire departments report a 66% increase in home fire deaths during winter compared to all other seasons. Smoking and cooking account for more than 28% of the known causes for residential structure fires in Tennessee. Separately, medical oxygen has been a component of more than 10% of fire deaths in the Volunteer State over the last decade.
With the start of winter, your Fairfield Glade Fire Department wants residents to stay safe and warm this season with some simple and effective fire safety messages.
Always use working smoke alarms. Working smoke alarms are every homeowner’s first line of defense against home fires all year long. If you need a smoke alarm, you can call your FGFD at 931-484-3801 and we can help.
Never place your Christmas tree near heating equipment, fireplaces, candles, or other heating sources. Keep your Christmas tree watered to prevent the tree from drying out and becoming a fire hazard.
Keep flammable items like blankets, rugs, or furniture at least three feet away from space heaters and wood stoves.
Practice a home fire escape plan with your family. Everyone should know two ways out of each room.
There is no safe way to smoke while using medical oxygen.
Always turn portable heaters off when leaving a room or going to bed.
Never use your oven to heat your home.
Burn only dry, seasoned wood in fireplaces and wood stoves. Never burn garbage or use flammable liquids to start a fire.
If you smell gas coming from your gas heater, do not light the appliance. Leave the home immediately and call 911 from a safe location.
A holiday message from you Fairfield Glade Fire Department https://www.fairfieldgladefire.org/
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