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 Fire Prevention Year Round

 

 

Fire Prevention Week in 2005 was Candle Safety 

here are some key points for every year...

 

 

Key Points for Kids (adults can also get few tips)

 

Follow these safety tips to make your home safe.

Work with a grown-up and follow these tips to make sure that candles are used safely in your home.

 

 

* Make sure a grown-up is always in the room when a candle is burning.
                        

* If a grown-up does leave the room or goes to bed, make sure he or she puts out the candle first.

 

* Keep candles away from anything that can burn and Never burn candles in bedrooms.

 

* Don’t let teenage brothers and sisters burn candles in their rooms.

 

* Set up a ‘kid-free’ zone around burning candles: no playing with or near candles, with candle wax, or with 

things that could catch fire near candles.

 

* Keep candles at least a foot away from  anything that could catch on fire.

                                                                                   


* Don’t put candles in windows or doorways where the wind could knock them over, or blow things into them that could catch on fire.

 

* Keep matches and lighters up high, out of children’s sight and reach, preferably in a locked cabinet.

 

* Make sure to use candle holders that are sturdy and won’t tip over easily, and are big enough to catch any wax that drips from the candle.

 

* Don’t let kids light candles (and grown-ups should be careful to keep hair and any loose clothing away from the flame).

 

* A grown-up should put out candles by using a snuffer or by blowing softly. Be careful of splattering wax. It is hot and can burn you.

 

* Grown-ups shouldn’t leave the room until wicks have stopped glowing.

 

* Kids should always make a wish before they blow out -- CAREFULLY -- their birthday candles.

         

* Sometimes grown-ups use candles because the power has gone out in a big storm, or because there is no electricity in the home. But make sure that you and your family are safe from fire — even during an emergency. If the power does go out, use flashlights and lights that use batteries. Make sure to have extra batteries on hand.

 

 

 

 

 

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