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Protect You and Your Family with the Home Fire Safety Checklist

These simple changes could save Your life:

Change Your Smoke Detector Batteries

The fire departments encourages people to change smoke detector batteries at least annually. An easy way to remember to change your batteries is when you turn your clock back in the fall. Replace old batteries with fresh, high quality alkaline batteries, such as energizer brand batteries, to keep your smoke detector going year-long.

Check Your Smoke Detectors

After inserting a fresh battery in your smoke detector, check to make sure the smoke detector itself is working by pushing the safety test button.

Count Your Smoke Detectors

Install at least one smoke detector on every level of your home, including the basement and family room and, most important, outside all bedrooms.

Vacuum Your Smoke Detectors

Each month, clean your smoke detectors of dust and cobwebs to ensure their sensitivity.

Change Your Flashlight Batteries

To make sure your emergency flashlights work when you need them, use high-quality alkaline batteries. Note: Keep a working flashlight near your bed, in the kitchen, basement and family room, andd use it to signal for help in the event of a fire.

Install Fire Extinguishers

Install a fire extinguisher in or near your kitchen and know how to use it. Should you need to purchase one, the IAFC recommends a multi-or all-purpose fire extinguisher that is listed by an accredited testing laboratory such as Underwriters Laboratory.

Plan and Practice Your Escape

Create at least two different escape routes and practice them with the entire family. Children are at double the risk of dying in a home fire because they often become scared and confused during fires. Make sure your children understand that a smoke detector signals a home fire and that they recognize its alarm.

Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery

Energizer brand Batteries, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and your local fire department urge you to adopt a simple, potentially lifesaving habit: change the batteries in your smoke detector when you change your clocks back to standard time in the fall.

Consider The Following:

Although smoke detectors are in 92 percent of American homes, nearly one-third don't work because of old or missing batteries.

A working smoke detector reduces the risk of dying in a home fire by nearly half.

For outdoor burn guidelines, please contact the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality @ www.tceq.state.tx.us


	Palestine Fire Department Home Fire Safety · Bar-B-Q · Winter Fire Safety · Space Heater Safety · Home Fire Safety Checklist · Smoke Detectors · Fire Extinguishers · Carbon Monoxide · Fireworks Back to Fire Prevention Home Fire Safety Protect You and Your Family with the Home Fire Safety Checklist These simple changes could save Your life: Change Your Smoke Detector Batteries The fire departments encourages people to change smoke detector batteries at least annually. An easy way to remember to change your batteries is when you turn your clock back in the fall. Replace old batteries with fresh, high quality alkaline batteries, such as energizer brand batteries, to keep your smoke detector going year-long. Check Your Smoke Detectors After inserting a fresh battery in your smoke detector, check to make sure the smoke detector itself is working by pushing the safety test button. Count Your Smoke Detectors Install at least one smoke detector on every level of your home, including the basement and family room and, most important, outside all bedrooms. Vacuum Your Smoke Detectors Each month, clean your smoke detectors of dust and cobwebs to ensure their sensitivity. Change Your Flashlight Batteries To make sure your emergency flashlights work when you need them, use high-quality alkaline batteries. Note: Keep a working flashlight near your bed, in the kitchen, basement and family room, andd use it to signal for help in the event of a fire. Install Fire Extinguishers Install a fire extinguisher in or near your kitchen and know how to use it. Should you need to purchase one, the IAFC recommends a multi-or all-purpose fire extinguisher that is listed by an accredited testing laboratory such as Underwriters Laboratory. Plan and Practice Your Escape Create at least two different escape routes and practice them with the entire family. Children are at double the risk of dying in a home fire because they often become scared and confused during fires. Make sure your children understand that a smoke detector signals a home fire and that they recognize its alarm. Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery Energizer brand Batteries, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and your local fire department urge you to adopt a simple, potentially lifesaving habit: change the batteries in your smoke detector when you change your clocks back to standard time in the fall. Consider The Following: Although smoke detectors are in 92 percent of American homes, nearly one-third don't work because of old or missing batteries. A working smoke detector reduces the risk of dying in a home fire by nearly half. For outdoor burn guidelines, please contact the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality @ www.tceq.state.tx.us