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Alternative Heater Safety
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Allow your heater to cool before refueling and only refuel outdoors.
Fill your heater with only crystal clear, K-1 kerosene, not gasoline or camp stove fuel — both explode easily.
Keep the fire in the fireplace by making sure you have a screen large enough to catch flying sparks and rolling logs.
Clean your chimney regularly — chimney tar build-up can ignite your chimney, roof and the whole house.
Space heaters need space. Keep combustibles at least three feet away from each heater.
When buying a space heater, look for a control feature that automatically shuts off the power if the heater falls over.
Carefully follow manufacturers’ installation and maintenance instructions.
For wood stove fuel use only seasoned wood, not green wood, artificial logs or trash.
In case of a fire, stay low to the ground, beneath the smoke, and have an escape plan already worked out.
Install a smoke alarm on every level of your home. Test the batteries every month and change them at least once a year.
Did you know?
Eighty percent of all fire deaths occur in the home.
Heating is the second leading cause of residential fires and ties with arson as the second leading cause of fire deaths.
Deaths due to heating a home improperly are particularly avoidable.
Having a working smoke alarm more than doubles one’s chances of surviving a fire.
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Allow
your heater to cool before refueling and only refuel outdoors.
Fill
your heater with only crystal clear, K-1 kerosene, not gasoline
or camp stove fuel — both explode easily.
Keep
the fire in the fireplace by making sure you have a screen
large enough to catch flying sparks and rolling logs.
Clean
your chimney regularly — chimney tar build-up can ignite
your chimney, roof and the whole house.
Space
heaters need space. Keep combustibles at least three feet
away from each heater.
When
buying a space heater, look for a control feature that automatically
shuts off the power if the heater falls over.
Carefully
follow manufacturers’ installation and maintenance instructions.
For
wood stove fuel use only seasoned wood, not green wood, artificial
logs or trash.
In
case of a fire, stay low to the ground, beneath the smoke,
and have an escape plan already worked out.
Install
a smoke alarm on every level of your home. Test the batteries
every month and change them at least once a year.
Eighty
percent of all fire deaths occur in the home.