Contact Information
Phone: 845-427-2888
Fax: 845-427-2851
13 Maybrook Road
Campbell Hall, NY 10916
Fire Safety in the Home
The best way to deal with a fire or an emergency is to limit the chances of one occurring. Below are some tips and precautions that can be taken to keep you and your family safe
Cooking is the #1 cause of fires in the home. In order to mitigate these instances, it is vital to take these precautions
1. Be alert; if you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol, don’t use the oven or stovetop
2. Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling, boiling or broiling food
3. When simmering, baking or roasting, check the food regularly, remain in the kitchen while cooking and use a timer
4. Keep anything that can catch fire away from your stovetop
Cooking
Heating is the second leading cause of home fires. in order to ensure the safety of your family and home, it is advised that you follow these tips
1. Keep all flammables, like paper, clothing, bedding, drapes or rugs, at least 3 feet from a space heater, stove or fireplace
2. Never leave portable heaters and fireplaces unattended; turn off heaters and make sure fireplace embers are extinguished before leaving the room
3. If you must use a space heater, place it on a level, nonflammable surface, like ceramic tile, not on a rug or carpet
4. Keep children and pets away from space heaters
5. When buying a space heater, look for models that shut off automatically if the heater falls over
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Heating
Other top causes
In addition to cooking, other top causes of fire include smoking, electrical problems and candles. To minimize risks:
1. Institute a “no smoking” policy in the house
2. Check all cords and replace any that are frayed or have bare wires
3. Switch to flameless candles
4. Keep matches and lighters high and out of children’s reach in a locked cabinet
Smoke Alarms
Home Escape Plans
Fire Extinguisher
About three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms or working smoke alarms. Smoke alarms are a key part of a home fire escape plan providing early warning reducing your risk of dying in a fire.
The National Fire Protection Association recommends you
1. Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas on the ceiling or high on the wall
2. Keep smoke alarms away from the kitchen, at least 10 feet from the stove, to reduce false alarms
3. Use special alarms with strobe lights and bed shakers for people who are hard of hearing or deaf
4. Test smoke alarms monthly
5. Replace batteries annually, and change the batteries in your carbon monoxide detector at the same time
6. Replace smoke alarms that are 10 or more years old
A home fire is reported every 88 seconds. Once the smoke alarm sounds, a fire can spread quickly, leaving only a minute or two to escape. That's why it's so important to have a home escape plan.
Start by drawing a map for your home and following these guidelines from the NFPA
1. Plan two ways to escape from each room
2. Make sure all doors and windows leading outside open easily
3. Identify secondary routes – a window onto an adjacent roof or a collapsible ladder from upper-story windows
4. If you live in a multi-story building, plan to use the stairs – never the elevator
5. Designate an outside meeting place a safe distance from the house where everyone should meet
A home fire is reported every 88 seconds. Once the smoke alarm sounds, a fire can spread quickly, leaving only a minute or two to escape. That's why it's so important to have a home escape plan.
In the event that the fire is small and contained, you are safe from toxic smoke, you have a means of escape and your instincts tell you its okay, can you make the desire to safely extinguish the fire
When it is time to use the extinguisher on a fire, just remember P.A.S.S
Pull the pin
Aim the nozzle or hose at the base of the fire from recommended safe distance
Squeeze the operating lever to discharge the fire extinguishing agent
Sweep the nozzle or hose from side to side until the fire is out starting at the recommended distance