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The best time to fight fires is before they start.Such things as testing your smoke detector, changing its battery, conducting home fire drills, and not overloading electric outlets can not only protect your home, but also your family.Fire prevention is so much more than a single week in October.Please take the time to read the information below and click on the following links; it could end up saving your life. Protect Your Life Never attempt to fight a fire yourself.If you see a fire in your home or outside, call 9-1-1 immediately.Even if it is your own home that is on fire, to not attempt to be a hero.Fires are rapid and dangerous with the conditions changing every minute.The average citizen is not trained in firefighting and lacks the proper protective equipment.Attempting to fight a fire yourself could result in serious injury or even death. Smoke Detectors Early warning is the
most important thing when it comes to surviving a fire.Smoke can fill a room in seconds
and take a life before anyone has a chance the react.Having a smoke detector is the best
way to receive this early warning.Modern smoke detectors can now detect both smoke and the
flicker of flames that do not produce much smoke at all.Here are some important tips when
it comes to smoke detectors: Emergency Evacuation Plan Having a well-known plan to escape from a fire is important.Be sure the entire family knows how to escape from the house in an emergency, and have a common meeting place outside.However, having an escape plan is one thing, knowing it well enough to follow it in a real emergency is another.Be sure to practice your escape plan.>Once outside a burning building, NEVER RE-ENTER the building.>Leave first, and then call 9-1-1 from neighbors house or a cell phone. Candles Candles are a fire hazard in a home.When you light a candle, be sure there is nothing flammable near it, and never leave the candle unattended.In addition, be sure the candle is not in a place that it can be easily tipped over. Electrical Outlets Do not over load electrical outlets.Having too many appliances plugged into one outlet can cause a short circuit, resulting in an electrical fire. Chimneys Fireplaces need to be cleaned every year.>When a fireplace is used, ash, soot, and even some pieces of the fire logs can become lodged in the chimney.If these obstructions are not removed, the heat from the fire burning in the fireplace can ignite them, resulting in a chimney fire.A chimney fire will fill a home with smoke or even spread to ignite the house itself.
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