Fire Safety Program BY: CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS
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Fire Safety Program BY: CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS The Minneapolis Fire Department is a customer service organization committed to providing professional emergency and non-emergency services to protect lives, property and the environment of our community and the region we serve.
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Make an Escape Plan You never know when you will have a fire at your home. Because of this, having an Escape Plan prepared in advance can help you and your family. Make sure to keep it simple but effective, have two routes just in case one route is blocked, make sure everyone knows your meeting place, and practice this plan to ensure its effectiveness. Have Smoke Alarms After making an escape plan, you should make sure that the inside and outside of all bedrooms and sleeping areas Smoke Alarms. You should also make sure to have an alarm on every floor of your house. These alarms are crucial in warning you and your family of fires during day or night. It is best to have interconnected smoke alarms so if
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‌Most residential fires are preventable. Here are a few things you can do to prevent a fire from occurring in your own home: 1. Never smoke when you’re drowsy or in bed! If you smoke, put your cigarettes all the way out! 2. Have a working smoke alarm. A working smoke alarm in your home reduces your chances of dying in a fire by nearly half. Test your smoke alarm monthly, and change the batteries twice per year. 3. Place a smoke alarm on every level of your home and outside bedrooms. If you keep your bedroom doors closed, place a smoke alarm inside each bedroom as well. 4. Never leave candles burning unattended. Make sure you place burning candles on a non-combustible surface, such as metal or glass, and keep them away from combustible materials such as drapes, furniture, and clothing. 5. Remember that space heaters need space. Keep objects at least three feet away from the heater in all directions and never connect the heater to spliced, do-it-yourself or damaged wiring. 6. Prepare an escape plan and practice it regularly with everyone in the home. In case of a fire, follow the escape plan, get out and stay out. 7. Consider installing a residential automatic fire sprinkler system to protect your home and family.
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Consider the following recent fire statistics : - Smoking is the leading cause of fire-related deaths -Alcohol use contributes to an estimated 40% of residential fire deaths -Cooking is the primary cause of residential fires -Approximately half of home fire deaths occur in homes without smoke alarms -In 2005, fire departments responded to 396,000 home fires in the United States, which claimed the lives of 3,030 people (not including firefighters) and How do these statistics apply to Minneapolis? Between the years 2004-06, Minneapolis had 13 fire deaths. The most common cause (three of the 13) was careless smoking – falling asleep with burning cigarette. Other causes included unattended candle, careless cooking, unattended campfire, child playing with matches and other preventable causes. In the fire six months of 2007, Minneapolis suffered 1 fire fatality – again, related to smoking
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Have Carbon Monoxide Detectors Fires aren’t the only emergency that can happen at home. Carbon Monoxide (CO) is gas that has no odor. It is poisonous and causes a person to feel sick and if exposed for a long period of time, can be deadly. Having Carbon Monoxide Detectors outside of every sleeping area can warn you and your family of CO inside your home.
Have a Household Emergency Supply Kit In any emergency, having supplies to wait it out is essential. Having a Household Emergency Supply Kit is the easiest way to ensure that you have what you need to wait out a severe storm, power outage, and many other emergencies at your home. Fire education is imperative to fire prevention, and our goal is to educate all citizens of Minneapolis on basic fire safety for the purpose of preventing fire-related injuries and deaths.
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Burnt down Plant
Most residential fires are preventable. Here are a few things you can do to prevent a fire from occurring in your own home: 1. Never smoke when you’re drowsy or in bed! If you smoke, put your cigarettes all the way out!
2. Have a working smoke alarm. A working smoke alarm in your home reduces your chances of dying in a fire by nearly half. Test your smoke alarm monthly, and change the batteries twice per year.
3. Place a smoke alarm on every level of your home and outside bedrooms. If you keep your bedroom doors closed, place a smoke alarm inside each bedroom as well.
A fire can double in size every couple of seconds. That makes every second crucial for you and your family if there is a fire in your home. Following these quick tips can help you in that critical time during a fire or in any emergency.
Consider the following recent fire statistics : - Smoking is the leading cause of fire-related deaths -Alcohol use contributes to an estimated 40% of residential fire deaths