Some Tips for home Fire and Safety Inspection

Electrical Safety:

• Are appliances checked periodically to be sure they are in good operating condition?
• Are you careful not to run extension cords under rugs, over hooks, and nails?
• Are you careful not to twist, tie, wrap, or place too many bends in an extension cord?
• Never tie an extension cord in a knot.
• Are you using extension cords for longer than 90 days?
• Are you careful not to use extension cords for appliances,space heaters, water heaters,and other appliances that
• required more electricity?
• Are you careful to make sure appliances like space heaters, water heaters, and humidifiers and dehumidifiers are
• plugged in directly to an outlet?
• Does the gauge of both cords match?
• Do your lights dim when appliances are turned on?
• Do your lights flicker?

 

Cooking:

• Is the screen always in front of your fireplaces?
• Has your fireplace been inspected and cleaned by a professional company?
• Does your chimney have a “spark arrester” or spark catching cover?
• Do you make sure combustibles are not stored near the stove, heater or fireplace?
• Is your furnace in good condition?
• Has it been inspected in the last five years?
• Do you keep clearance around you furnace, wood stove, and water heater?
• Is the filter for your forced air heater changed yearly and the venting cleaned?
• Is your wood burning stoves in good repair and located away from combustible walls and ceiling?