Cooking Safety

A grown-up always stay in the kitchen when food is cooking on the stove.

Stove tops and counters are clean and uncluttered.

Pot holders within easy reach of the stove.

Pot handles turned inward so they can’t be bumped.

Curtains and other flameable items that can burn well away from the stove.

Keep a “kid-free” zone of three feet (one yard) around the stove when cooking.

Heating Safety

Portable/space heaters are always turned off when leaving the room or go to sleep.

If space heaters are used in your home, they are at least three feet (one yard) away from anything flameable that can burn, including people, furniture,
and pets.

Your fireplace have a sturdy screen to catch sparks.

Your chimney been inspected and cleaned during each year.

Your furnace been cleaned/serviced by a professional each year.

Propane tanks and other fuels are stored outside your home.

Electrical Safety

Extension cords used safely - Are they not under carpets or accross doorways.

Electrical cords in good condition, without cracks or frays - unplug before inspecting the cord.

Kitchen appliances – such as the coffee-maker, toaster oven, and microwave are plugged into separate receptacles/outlets.

Smoke Alarms/Home Fire Escape

Your home has smoke alarms on every level, including the basement, and outside each sleeping area.

The batteries are working in all your smoke alarms - push the test button to find out.

All the exits in your home clear of furniture, toys, and clutter.

Your family have a home fire escape plan that includes two (2) exits (usually a door and a window) from each room.

Your family has picked a safe place to meet outside after you exit your home.

You and your family practice a home fire drill every six months.

You know the fire department’s emergency phone number (which you should call from a neighbor’s or nearby phone once you get outside.