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Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
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Test smoke alarms every month. If they’re not working, change the batteries.
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Talk with all family members about a fire escape plan and practice the plan twice a year.
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If a fire occurs in your home, GET OUT, STAY OUT and CALL FOR HELP. Never go back inside for anything or anyone.
Grilling:
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Keep grills at least 10 feet from any structure. Grilling mishaps cause more than 8,300 fires and send 3,000 people to the emergency room each year.
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Never grill indoors or near garages or porches, even if it's raining.
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Never leave the grill unattended, especially when young children or pets are nearby.
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Never use gasoline or kerosene to light a charcoal fire. Both can cause an explosion.
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When grilling, use insulated, flame retardant mitts and long handled barbeque tongs and utensils to handle food and coals.
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Let coals/ash cool in the grill for at least 24 hours before disposing of them. Never empty hot/warm coals into a garbage receptacle, and especially not into a plastic receptacle.
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Campfire:
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Learn how to safely start a fire. Never use flammable liquids to ignite or keep your fire burning. This means, avoid gasoline, diesel fuel, lighter fluid and other dangerous fuels.
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Only start a campfire in a fire pit or fire ring that is made of solid construction.
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Avoid starting a fire underneath low-hanging branches or shrubbery. Fires can often flame higher then you anticipate.
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Don't stack spare firewood too close. If you've recently gathered some, store it upwind so that sparks don't fly into your pile.
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Don't allow children and pets near the campfire and never leave them unsupervised.
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Teach kids how to stop, drop, and roll if their clothing catches fire. Have a fire extinguisher hands for emergencies.
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Keep your fire away from anything flammable, such as dry grass, tents, paper plates and napkins, and camping gear.
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Be aware that hot embers can re-ignite the fire if strong winds are blowing. Shuffle the fire and make sure it's our before retiring.
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Always have on hand things to put out your fire such as water, a shovel, and a fire extinguisher and make sure your fire is completely out before leaving it unattended.