KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST THREE FEET AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLES
The
nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Fire
Administration (USFA) are teaming up to reduce the risk of home heating fires
this December, January and February, when half of all U.S. home heating fires
occur. Through their joint fire safety campaign, “Put a Freeze on Winter
Fires,” both organizations urge everyone to use extreme caution when heating
their homes this winter, and to keep anything that can burn far away from
heating equipment.
Placing a
heat source too close to things that can burn is a leading cause of home
heating equipment fires, and it’s the leading cause of related fire deaths; half
of all home heating fire deaths result from heating equipment being placed too
close to things that can burn.
NFPA and
USFA strongly encourage people to keep things that can burn, such as paper,
bedding or furniture, at least three feet away from heating equipment, and to
create a three-foot “kid-free zone” around them as well. By taking these and other
simple safety precautions, everyone can significantly reduce their risk to
associated fires.
Winter
fires are preventable! For more heating fire safety advice from NFPA and USFA’s
“Put a Freeze on Winter” campaign, visit www.nfpa.org/winter.
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