Freezing Temperatures
Freezing temperatures can put you and your family at an increased risk of a home fire or carbon monoxide poisoning. …
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Holiday Safety Tips
Keep your home festive and fire-free this holiday season with these safety reminders. Candles December is the peak time of…
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Fuel Burning Heaters – Kerosene and Gas
Kerosene and gas burning stoves can be effective tools for heating, but they also pose fire hazards that contribute to…
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Holiday Lights
Holiday lights can present a hazard inside and outside the house — if the proper precautions aren’t taken. Keep your…
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Space Heaters
Space heaters need space! Space heaters annually account for one-third of reported U.S. home heating fires, and four out of…
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Portable Fireplace Safety
Tabletop or portable fireplaces are increasingly popular. Although these can be an attractive addition to your home, they can be…
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Home Heating Safety Tips
Heating equipment is the leading cause of home fire deaths, and most can be avoided by following these simple safety…
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Fireplace Safety
Everyone gathered around the fireplace enjoying the holidays. It makes for a picture perfect scene, but without taking the proper…
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Candle Safety
Candles may be pretty to look at, but they are a leading cause of home fires – and home fire…
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Scalding Water
Scald injuries are painful, require prolonged treatment, and may result in lifelong scarring and even death. “Although anyone can sustain…
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Lithium Ion Batteries
Lithium ion batteries are everywhere — in computers, smartphones, children’s toys and more. They have become the industry standard for…
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Carbon Monoxide
Often called the silent killer, carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels burn incompletely. In…
