Top Fire Safety Tips
Based on the survey results, Liberty Mutual and the IAFF have developed fire safety recommendations for families to stay safe and be prepared. Top tips are:

• Test smoke alarms once a month.
• Change smoke alarm batteries once a year - at an easy-to-remember time, such as when clocks are changed.
• Replace a smoke alarm that's more than 10 years old
• Buy a fire extinguisher, mount it, and learn how to use it. Revisit the instructions every six months.
• Never leave burning candles unattended or near combustible materials - home fires caused by candles have doubled in the past decade.
• If a fire alarm sounds, or smoke is visible, evacuate first and then call the fire department.
• Close doors behind you when leaving the room and building to slow the spread of fire and smoke.
• Plan an escape route that shows two ways out of each room.
• Identify a meeting place near the home.
• Practice an escape plan - during the day and night - at least twice a year.
• Talk to children frequently about preventing fires and escaping fires.
• Do not leave a dryer on unattended.
• Do not leave a stove or oven on unattended.
• Keep portable heaters at least three feet away from all combustible materials and never leave them on unattended.
• Never disable a smoke alarm.
• Do not overload power strips.
• Turn holiday lights off when not at home.