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Home Fire Safety Tips
- Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
- Install a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm on every floor of your home, including the basement and in sleeping areas.
- Test your smoke and CO alarms every month.
- Check your smoke and CO alarm batteries at least twice a year.
- Keep flammable items away from heat.
- Plan and practice your home fire escape plan.
- Keep matches and lighters out of the reach of children.
- Keep fresh batteries in flashlights.
- Inspect electrical cords.
- Don’t smoke in the home.
- Remove lint from your dryer and change filters.
- Always stay in the kitchen while cooking.
- Never leave flames unattended.