Nighttime and Unattended Heater Safety:
SEven if you leave your space heater turned off while you sleep, you should still take precautions to prevent the space heater from being used by young family members before you wake up.
- Unplug your space heater before going to bed.
- Put your space heater in a location where it is unlikely to be touched by children or pets.
- Teach your children the basics of space heater safety. Very young children should be taught never to touch the space heater for any reason.
Fireplace Safety:
Fireplaces are most often used around the holidays, but some households use fireplaces all winter long to keep their living spaces at a comfortable temperature. However you use your fireplace, these basic safety tips can prevent burns, accidental fires and fatalities.
- Install a child-safe gate around your fireplace if you have young children. Leave the gate closed at all times.
- Have your chimney inspected at least once annually, even if you very rarely use your fireplace. If you use your
- fireplace frequently, ask your chimney sweep how often you should have your fireplace cleaned.
- Never leave fires burning unattended.
- Never leave a fire burning while you sleep.
- Close the screen on your fireplace while the fire is burning.
- Burn only dry, seasoned wood.
- Give ashes time to cool before collecting them in a bucket.
- Keep ashes away from the house and douse them with water after collecting them.
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