By Cordell Vail

DID YOU KNOW YOUR WHOLE HOUSE CAN BE OVER 900 DEGREES IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES WHEN A FIRE STARTS? IT IS NOT JUST THE FIRE THAT KILLS YOU, IT IS MORE LIKELY TO BE THE SMOKE AND HEAT. DON'T THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN GET OUT, JUST GET OUT!

(OH AND BY THE WAY... DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A SET OF CAR KEYS HIDDEN AWAY FROM THE HOUSE SOMEWHERE SO YOU CAN MOVE THE CAR BEFORE IT GET'S BURNED TOO? JUST WONDERING. MY FRIENDS DIDN'T AND THE HOUSE WAS TOO HOT GO GO BACK IN AFTER THEM WHEN THEY REALIZED IT!)

KITCHEN FIRE SAFETY:

Max McConnell found an excellent web page with a guide for fire safety for the kitchen.  He found it as a part of his scouting Fire Safety Merit Badge. 

Here is the link if you would like to see it:  Fire Safety In The Kitchen / 

Here are some tips from my Neighborhood Watch Captain days to help you get a start on common sense things to do to save your life:

When you start thinking it can't happen to you read Nina's story
Do you have a "Deadbolt Death Trap" in your home?
Do you have a "Fire Evacuation Plan" for your family?
Here is the scoop on Fire Safety Ladders
This is actually an advertisment by insurance agencies but they share some great fire safety tips.

You should change the battery in your fire alarms at least once a year. Twice a year is better. We try to change them when day light saving time changes.

Also you should have a Carbon Monoxide alarm in your home as well as smoke alarms.
Here is an excellent article by Seattle Children Hospital explaining why!

 

Fire safety Links shared with us by Jennifer Woodson

(Web Page: publichealthcorps.org)

Steps to Safety: How to Protect Your Family from a Fire

8 Fire Safety Tips for Alzheimer’s & Aging Family Members

Fire Safety for Elders with Special Health Needs

Fire Safety and Disabilities Guide

Campus and Dorm Fire Safety Tips

The Ultimate Guide to Wildfire Safety

What To Do Before, During and After a Fire

The Guide to Cleaning Up After a House Fire

What to Do if Your Car Catches Fire

Fire Safety for Kids, Parents and Teachers

Smokey Bear’s Wildfire Lesson Plans for Educators"

A Kid’s Guide to Forest Fires
 

Please be patient. It will take me a while to get all the materials here....

AND I HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF FIRE SAFETY TIPS TO SHARE FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME WATCH DAYS...


More good things to come!!!!!!!


 

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LAST UPDATED 3 Sept 2016