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The 12 Days of Holiday Fire Safety The 12 Days of Holiday Fire Safety Water fresh trees daily. Check all sets of lights before decorating. Make sure you have working smoke alarms Make sure you have working carbon monoxide alarms. Remember, they wear out, so replace them every 7-10 years depending on the manufacturer. Make sure everyone knows how to get out safely if a fire occurs. Use extension cords wisely. Remember, they wear out, so replace them every 10 years. It's time to trim that Christmas tree, and if you're using a real tree, buy a fresh tree and keep the base of the trunk in water at all times. Keep your tree away from any ignition source such as the fireplace, heaters or candles. Before you put those lights on the tree or around the front window check the cords closely. Discard any sets that are frayed or damaged. With family and friends spending extra time at your home over the holidays, you'll want everyone to be safe. It's the law to have one working smoke alarm on every storey of your home and outside all sleeping areas. Carbon monoxide is an invisible, odourless gas that can quickly kill you. Installing CSA-approved carbon monoxide alarms in your home Develop and practise a home fire escape plan with all members of the household and make sure someone helps young children, older adults or anyone else that may need assistance to evacuate. Once outside, stay outside and call 911 from a cell phone or neighbours house. People often use extension cords for that extra set of lights or the dancing Santa in the corner. Extension cords should be used only as a temporary connection. Make sure cords never go under rugs as this can cause damage to the cord and cause a fire. . Give space heaters space. When you go out, blow out! Keep matches and lighters out of the sight and reach of children. Watch what you heat! Encourage smokers to smoke outside. There's more to responsible drinking than taking a cab home. If you are using space heaters to help take the chill off, remember to keep them at least one metre (3 feet) away from anything that can burn such as curtains, upholstery, or holiday decorations. Candles can set the perfect mood for a holiday celebration, but remember to always blow out candles before leaving the room or going to bed. Keep lit candles safely away from children and pets and anything that can burn, such as curtains, upholstery, or holiday decorations. People often keep matches and lighters handy to light holiday candles. But matches and lighters can be deadly in the hands of children. If you smoke, have only one lighter or book of matches and keep them with you at all times. The holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year, which means it's easy to get distracted from what we are doing. Cooking fires most commonly occur when cooking is left unattended. Always stay in the kitchen when cooking – especially if using oil or high temperatures. If a pot catches fire, carefully slide a tight-fitting lid over the pot to smother the flames and then turn off the heat. Careless smoking is the leading cause of fatal fires. If you do allow smoking indoors use large, deep ashtrays that can't be knocked over and make sure cigarette butts are properly extinguished. With all the festive cheer this time of year, keep a close eye on anyone attempting to cook or smoke while under the influence of alcohol. Alcohol is all too often a common factor in many fatal fires. DAY 2 DAY 1 DAY 4 DAY 3 DAY 6 DAY 5 DAY 8 DAY 7 DAY 10 DAY 9 DAY 12 DAY 11 Protect your family visit safeathome.ca -- Materials developed for public use by the Ontario Office of the Fire Marshal.

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The 12 Days of

Holiday Fire Safety

The 12 Days of

Holiday Fire Safety

Water fresh trees daily.

Check all sets of lights before decorating.

Make sure you have working smoke alarms

Make sure you have working carbonmonoxide alarms. Remember, they wear out,so replace them every 7-10 years dependingon the manufacturer.

Make sure everyone knows how to get outsafely if a fire occurs.

Use extension cords wisely.

Remember, they wear out, so replace themevery 10 years.

It's time to trim thatChristmas tree, and if you're using a real tree, buya fresh tree and keep the base of the trunk in waterat all times. Keep your tree away from any ignitionsource such as the fireplace, heaters or candles.

Before you put those lights on the tree or aroundthe front window check the cords closely. Discardany sets that are frayed or damaged.

With family and friends spendingextra time at your home over the holidays, you'llwant everyone to be safe. It's the law to have oneworking smoke alarm on every storey of yourhome and outside all sleeping areas.

Carbon monoxide is aninvisible, odourless gas that can quickly kill you.Installing CSA-approved carbon monoxidealarms in your home

Develop and practise ahome fire escape plan with all members of thehousehold and make sure someone helps youngchildren, older adults or anyone else that mayneed assistance to evacuate. Once outside, stayoutside and call 911 from a cell phone orneighbours house.

People often useextension cords for that extra set of lights or thedancing Santa in the corner. Extension cordsshould be used only as a temporary connection.Make sure cords never go under rugs as this cancause damage to the cord and cause a fire.

Give space heaters space.

When you go out, blow out!

Keep matches and lighters out of the sight andreach of children.

Watch what you heat!

Encourage smokers to smoke outside.

There's more to responsible drinking thantaking a cab home.

If you are using spaceheaters to help take the chill off, remember to keepthem at least one metre (3 feet) away from anythingthat can burn such as curtains, upholstery, orholiday decorations.

Candles can set theperfect mood for a holiday celebration, butremember to always blow out candles beforeleaving the room or going to bed. Keep lit candlessafely away from children and pets and anythingthat can burn, such as curtains, upholstery, orholiday decorations.

People often keep matches andlighters handy to light holiday candles. But matchesand lighters can be deadly in the hands of children.If you smoke, have only one lighter or book ofmatches and keep them with you at all times.

The holiday season is oneof the busiest times of the year, which means it'seasy to get distracted from what we are doing.Cooking fires most commonly occur when cookingis left unattended. Always stay in the kitchen whencooking – especially if using oil or hightemperatures. If a pot catches fire, carefully slide atight-fitting lid over the pot to smother the flamesand then turn off the heat.

Carelesssmoking is the leading cause of fatal fires. If you doallow smoking indoors use large, deep ashtraysthat can't be knocked over and make sure cigarettebutts are properly extinguished.

With all the festive cheer thistime of year, keep a close eye on anyone attemptingto cook or smoke while under the influence ofalcohol. Alcohol is all too often a common factor inmany fatal fires.

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