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Fire Prevention October 5, 2013 - MFVC
Saturday, October 5, 2013

Mardel Fire company to host Fire Prevention Program on October 5, 2013 from 12-3pm, Plenty of Demonstrations, and info booths will be available, also many kids activities. Preventing fires in your home by making sure you take safety precautions when cooking, heating, smoking, using candles and other open-flame items, and maintaining appliances are the very best things you can do to protect your family from fire. While preventing home fires in our state is always our number one priority, it’s not always possible we need to provide the best protection to keep their homes and families safe in the event of a fire. This can be achieved by developing an escape plan you practice regularly and equipping homes with life-saving technologies like home fire sprinklers and smoke alarms. What are some easy ways to plan ahead in case you actually have a fire to make certain you and your family can escape safely? More than 369,500 home fires were reported in the United States in 2010. According to the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), your best defense is a good offense. That’s why the MVFC is teaming up with NFPA during the October 6-12, 2013, to let everyone know: “It’s Fire Prevention Week. Prevent Kitchen Fires. Cooking is the number one cause of home fires, and a significant contributor to home fires deaths. Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries. The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking. It’s important to be alert to prevent cooking fires. Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol don’t use the stove or stovetop. •Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling, or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove. •If you are simmering, baking, roasting, or boiling food, check it regularly, remain in the home while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking. •Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — away from your stovetop If you have a cooking fire •Just get out! When you leave, close the door behind you to help contain the fire. •Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number after you leave. •If you try to fight the fire, be sure others are getting out and you have a clear way out. •Keep a lid nearby when you’re cooking to smother small grease fires. Smother the fire by sliding the lid over the pan and turn off the stovetop. Leave the pan covered until it is completely cooled. •For an oven fire turn off the heat and keep the door closed.

 

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