{"id":299,"date":"2011-01-24T09:21:35","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T13:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.stungunmikes.com\/blog\/?p=299"},"modified":"2012-10-14T21:27:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T01:27:39","slug":"fire-prevention-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/site.stungunmikes.com\/blog\/fire-prevention-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Prevention Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"

There may be <\/strong>fire hazards all around your home<\/strong> that you didn’t even know were there. Most house fires occur because home owners are unaware of potential fire hazards or unable to deal with a fire once it occurs.<\/p>\n

Below is a fire prevention checklist <\/strong>to aid you in your quest of a fire proof home. Make sure you take them all seriously and if you come up with any we haven’t though of, please post them for others below.<\/p>\n

Make Sure:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Your house numbers or E911 numbers are clearly visible<\/strong> to emergency medical staff when viewing you house from the street<\/li>\n
  2. All matches, lighters, and hazardous chemicals are kept out of reach from children<\/li>\n
  3. You have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen<\/strong> that family members know how to use<\/li>\n
  4. If you live in an older home you’ve had the wiring checked for safety
    \nYou don’t overload electrical sockets or circuits<\/li>\n
  5. When the circuit breaker trips or a fuse blows, you find the cause and fix it<\/li>\n
  6. Kitchen appliances are plugged into different outlets<\/li>\n
  7. Electrical cords are not frayed, cracked, or scorched.<\/li>\n
  8. That all the air vents on your electrical appliances (stereo, dvd player, tv, etc) are kept free from dust<\/li>\n
  9. To clean the lint from the dryer each load, and occasionally remove built up lint that has blown into the exhaust pipe<\/li>\n
  10. To clean and service your furnace and all portable heating devices<\/li>\n
  11. You never put portable heaters in hallways or doorways, and you always keep them away from papers, curtains, and furniture<\/li>\n
  12. You never add fuel to a portable heater while it is still running<\/li>\n
  13. You have your fireplace chimney cleaned regularly<\/li>\n
  14. You use a screen and chimney Fire Arrestor in your fireplaces<\/li>\n
  15. You keep paint in a tightly closed metal container<\/li>\n
  16. You keep trees trimmed back at least 10 feet from you chimney and<\/li>\n
  17. You keep brush trimmed back at least 100 feet from your home<\/li>\n
  18. Your Roof covering is fire retardant<\/li>\n
  19. You do not store cookies, cereal or other tempting goods above or near the stove. Children can get burned climbing on the stove to reach an item overhead.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  20. You and your family know the proper procedure for dealing with a cooking fire.<\/li>\n
  21. Curtains, towels, and other combustibles are kept away from the cooking area<\/li>\n
  22. To never leave the stove unattended for long periods of time<\/li>\n
  23. Clean the stove’s vent regularly, to prevent it from becoming clogged with grease<\/li>\n
  24. Make absolutely sure that nobody smokes in bed.<\/strong> People don’t think that they will fall asleep with a lit cigarette, but thousands do each year.<\/li>\n
  25. You never smoke when you handling gasoline or other highly flammable liquids<\/li>\n
  26. You don’t keep piles of news paper or other stacks of flammable recycling around you home.<\/li>\n
  27. You sleep with your bedroom door closed.<\/li>\n
  28. You have smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms on every level of your home<\/li>\n
  29. You adhere to everything on the alarm and fire alarm checklists<\/li>\n
  30. You use fire prevention as part of a complete home security plan<\/a><\/strong> that includes a family escape plan and a mapped out picture of your home.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    By making yourself familiar with these fire safety and fire prevention tips<\/strong>, you increase the chances of survival through prevention.<\/p>\n

    Fire safety mistakes are better learned from before they happen.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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