Home Fire Safety Checklist

General Tips

• Familly has a fire escape plan and practices twice a year.
• Special needs occupants have assistance to escape.
• Lighters, matches, gas and flammables are stored and secure.

Home Tips

• House number is visible on street too emergency responders.
• Windows for escape are not blocked by furniture, security bars, wood or painted shut.
• Security bars have a quick release.
• The home is not cluttered with clothes, papers and other items that burn quickly.
• Home has a carbon monoxide detector.
• Home has working smoke alarms inside and outside every bedroom and each floor.
• All smoke alarms are working with new batteries.

Heating Tips

• Small appliances are unplugged when not in use.
• No appliances or candles are left unattended.
• Heating appliances are at least 3 feet from combustible material.
• Clothes dryer lint filter and vent pipe are clean.
• Electrical switches are in good condition and have an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) installed.