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HOUSE ON FIRE.

This is a series of posts about FIRE SECURING your home. A fire will absolutely destroy everything in your home. Fire also endangers the lives of your family, if not by the flames, then by the smoke. Read the series and do whatever precautions suggested to make your home safe for you and your family.
[Source: PICKERING FIRE DEPARTMENT, Steve Fowles, Public Relations]

#11 HOLIDAY FIRE SAFETY: extra care and caution is crucial during holiday times

#10 SMOKING: many fires are blamed on careless smoking

#9 CANDLES: use candles with care and careful monitoring

#8 ELECTRONIC DEVICES: monitor their use, keep updated and maintain them

#7 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT: used throughout the home, must be maintained and monitored

#6 SPACE HEATERS: convenient but very dangerous unless monitored and maintained

$5 COOKING: the kitchen is the center of fire risks

#4 CARBON MONOXIDE: you cannot smell or sense the deadly gas

#3 FIRE ESCAPE PLANNING: escaping from an APARTMENT or a HIGH RISE

#2 FIRE ESCAPE PLANNING: make a FIRE ESCAPE PLAN and test and practice it

#1 – SMOKE ALARMS: install, test and maintain SMOKE ALARMS in your home