Fire Safety in Your Home

• Test Your Smoke Alarm - Install a smoke alarm on every floor of your home and outside all sleeping areas.
• Regular Smoke Alarm Maintenance - Test the smoke alarms once a month and change the batteries twice a year.
• Plan Your Escape - Create and practice a home escape plan with your family.
• Keep Matches and Lighters in a Safe Area - Always keep matches and lighters stored high in a locked cabinet or a locked box. Kids imitate adults, set a safe example.
• Cook Safely - Never leave cooking unattended and keep the cooking area clutter-free.
• Give Space Heaters Space - Keep anything that can burn three feet away from portable heaters.
• Extinguish Smoking Materials - Before emptying the contents of an ashtray into the trash, wet the contents.
• Electrical Safety - Replace damaged electrical cords and repair or replace appliances that smell, smoke, or overheat.

MTFPD Videos:

Trapped in a Room (0:54) how to make yourself safer until help arrives

Three Minutes to Live  (0:48) why fires spread faster than ever before and how to prepare and make an escape

Avoiding Kitchen Fires (0:38) how to mitigate a kitchen fire quickly so it doesn't spread

Candles - More Dangerous Than You Thought (0:41) the most common cause of a candle fire and what to consider to use candles safely

The #1 Cause of Home Fire Deaths (0:44) how to make sure smoking doesn't cause a fire in your home

Common Fire Hazard (0:51) most common clue that your dryer needs fire safety maintenance 

Fire Behind Your Walls (0:56) how electricity is most likely to cause a fire in your home

Don't Grill Your Home Along With Your Steaks (0:56) grills make great food, and unfortunately, great fires 

Is Your Garage Hazardous? (2:16) typical causes of garages fires and how to avoid them

Leading Burn Injury (1:21) burns that happen when preparing food 

Lithium Ion Batteries (1:17) how to increase the safe use of these batteries

Car Fires (1:11) what typically causes them, and how to react should they occur