NFPA Safety Tip Sheets
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Home Fire Safety - NFPA
Information and resources from NFPA on how home fires start and tips for how you can stay safer.
Thanksgiving safety tips | NFPA
Stay in the home when cooking your turkey, and check on it frequently. Keep children away from the stove. The stove will be hot and kids should stay three feet away. Make sure kids stay away from hot food and liquids. The steam or splash from vegetables, gravy or coffee could cause serious burns. Keep knives out of the reach of children.
Learn More About Smoke Alarms - NFPA
Source: NFPA Research. Safety Tips. Install smoke alarms in every sleeping room and outside each separate sleeping area. Install alarms on every level of the home. Install alarms in the basement. It is best to use interconnected smoke alarms so that when one smoke alarm sounds, they all sound. Test all smoke alarms at least once a month.
Halloween Fire Safety Tips - NFPA
Use Halloween safety tips from NFPA to help keep your family safe and help prevent home fires.
Put A Freeze on Winter Fires - NFPA
Fire Safety Tips for Cold Weather Heating, holiday decorations, winter storms and candles all contribute to an increased risk of fire during the winter months. NFPA and the U.S. Fire Administration are teaming up to Put a Freeze on Winter Fires and help reduce your risk to fires and other hazards, including carbon monoxide.
Safety tips for older adults - NFPA
To increase fire safety for older adults, NFPA offers the following guidelines: Keep it low If you don't live in an apartment building, consider sleeping in a room on the ground floor in order to make emergency escape easier. Make sure that smoke alarms are installed in every sleeping room and outside any sleeping areas. Have a telephone ...
Safety with heating equipment - NFPA
Heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fire deaths. Fire departments responded to an estimated average of 44,210 fires involving heating equipment per year from 2016-2020, accounting for 13% of all reported home fires during this time, and these fires resulted in annual losses of 480 civilian deaths.
Steps to Safety program for older adults - NFPA
The NFPA Steps to Safety™ Prevent Fire and Falls at Home program pairs fire and EMS professionals with community partners to educate older adults about home fire and fall safety through group presentations, home visits, and the creation of a local resource network. Formerly titled Remembering When™ A Fire and Fall Prevention Program for ...
Fire extinguishers - NFPA
A portable fire extinguisher can save lives and property by putting out a small fire or containing it until the fire department arrives;.