COOKING MAIN CAUSE OF HOME FIRES AND HOUSE FIRE INJURIES, BUT HALF OF DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT WHEN PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING
The Palatine Fire Department is urging Palatine residents to make 2019 a healthier and more fire-safe year.
If you’re like the majority of Americans, you’re starting off the new year with a resolution to improve your fitness and health. As you eat better and exercise more often, consider one additional step to maintain your good health: fire prevention.
— Palatine Fire Department
Most people say they feel safest at home, but U.S. Fire Administration data shows that 83 percent of all fire deaths in the U.S. actually happen in homes. These preventable fires result in more than three- quarters of all fire deaths and thousands of injuries.
Follow this safety information to ring in fire safety this year: Smoke alarms can wake you up if there’s a fire. Make sure that your home is protected by working smoke alarms. Half of all home fire deaths happen at night, when people are sleeping. Install a smoke alarm on every level of your home, in every bedroom and outside all sleeping areas. Make sure that everyone in your home knows how to get outside and where to meet if the smoke alarm sounds.
A smoke alarm with a dead or missing battery is the same as having no smoke alarm at all. Resolve to test all of your smoke alarms monthly to make sure that they are working. Replace your smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or if they don’t make a sound when you test them.
The Palatine Fire Department wishes everyone a happy and safe 2019!
DON’T FORGET YOU’RE COOKING, STAY IN THE KITCHEN
Cooking is the main cause of home fires and home fire injuries. While you’re preparing healthier meals, remember to make safety the first ingredient. Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking at high temperatures, like frying, broiling or boiling.
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