Avoid wearing loose-fitting long sleeves when cooking?
Know what to do if your clothing should catch fire? --Stop - Drop - Cover - Roll
Have good lighting in the kitchen and work areas?
Always keep pot handles turned inward?
Keep a large lid within reach when frying to extinguish grease fires?
Use large potholders or oven mitts?
Avoid leaving food to cook unattended?

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

Do you:

Dry your hands before using electrical appliances?
Use electrical appliances on dry surfaces away from water?
Unplug appliances when not in use?
Check lamp and appliance cords for fraying and/or brittle insulation? Replace worn cords.
Avoid overloading outlets?
Use extension cords only for temporary connections?

SMOKING MATERIALS

Do you:

Use caution with smoking materials?
Avoid smoking when in bed, tired, ill, or when consuming alcohol,
or medication that makes you drowsy?
Use large, safe ashtrays with islands?
Have safe ashtrays in all smoking areas?
Have smoke detectors in rooms frequently used by smokers?
Empty ashtrays into a metal container?
Check areas where people smoke for live cigarettes or ashes?

HOUSEKEEPING

Do you:

Keep fire escape routes free of clutter?
Store matches and lighters out of the reach of children?
Store combustibles/flammable materials such as paint thinner and solvents
in original, tightly-closed containers, away from ignition sources?
Unplug all electrical tools when not in use?

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

Do you have

Emergency phone numbers and other pertinent information posted close to your telephone?
An emergency escape plan for your home - and practice it frequently?
If you live with others, does it include an outdoor meeting place?
Alternate routes for your escape, if the main routes are blocked?

When you report a fire
- Give your name and telephone number.
- Identify the problem - fire, number of people trapped, etc.
- Provide address and location - including house number, street name and municipality

SMOKE DETECTORS

Have you installed smoke detectors:

On each level of your house?
On the ceiling just outside your bedroom door?
In rooms frequently used by smokers?

Do you:
- Test battery-operated smoke detectors every month?
- Change smoke detector batteries each year?

PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONE FROM BURNS.
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