Fire Safety Tips for Kids

Safety in the kitchen

• Remind grown-ups to stay in the kitchen when cooking. Keep things that can burn (pot holders, towels, and paper) away from the stove.
• Stay three feet away from the stove when a grown-up is cooking.

Electrical check-up

• Help grown-ups check electrical cords to make sure they are not damaged and are fully plugged in to an outlet.

Heating Reminders

• Remind grown-ups to keep space heaters 3 feet from anything that can burn.
• Grown-ups should always turn off space heaters every time they leave the room and before going to bed.
• Remind grown-ups never to use an oven to heat your home.

Match and lighter safety

• Tell a grown-up immediately if you find matches or lighters.
• Grown-ups should keep matches and lighters in a locked cabinet.

Candle caution

• Remind grown-ups to put out lit candles when they leave a room.
• Stay 3 feet away from burning candles.

Safety smart grown-up reminders

• Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside each bedroom and outside each sleeping area.
• Test smoke alarms once a month.
• Replace smoke alarms every 10 years.
• Make a home fire escape plan with your family.
• Find two ways out of every room and an outside meeting place.
• Know the emergency number for your fire department.
• Practice your escape plan twice a year.
• When the smoke alarm sounds, get out and stay out!
   

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