Stay Fire Smart

By following simple safety rules, you can "Stay Fire Smart! Don't Get Burned!"

• keep hot foods and liquids away from tables and counter edges so they cannot be pulled or knocked over.
• have a 3 foot "kid-free" zone around the stove.
• never hold a child in your arms while preparing hot food or drinking a hot beverage.
• be careful when using things that get hot such as curling irons, oven, irons, lamps, heaters.
• install tamper-resistant receptacles to prevent a child from sticking an object in an electrical outlet.
• never leave a child alone in a room with a lit candle, portable heater, lit fireplace or stove, or where a hot appliance is in use.
• wear short or close-fitting sleeves when cooking.
• set your hot water temperature no higher than 120 degrees (this saves on electrical or gas bills, too!)
• install anti-scald valves on shower heads and faucets.

The St. Paul Fire Department has developed a brand new program to help people be fire-safe in their homes. The program is called "Project Safe Haven." Firefighters will help you make your home a safe haven from fire. It's completely free and includes a smoke detector and a carbon monoxide detector. First you survey your home using a handy checklist. Once you have corrected any hazards on the checklist, firefighters come to your home to help you with a fire escape plan and install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors if needed. For more information on this project, contact Paula Peterson at paula.peterson@ci.stpaul.mn.us or by calling 651.228.6203.

Submitted by St. Paul Fire Marshal and the Fire Department