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• Install smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors on every level of your home. Test them once a month to ensure they’re working properly.
• Replace batteries in smoke alarms at least once a year. Install a new battery if an alarm chirps.
• Keep a fire extinguisher in a convenient location on every floor of your home. Make sure it works and you know how to use it.
• Talk with all family members about a fire safety plan and home fire prevention. Practice escaping from your home at least twice a year.
• Ensure all household members know two ways to escape from every room of your home.
• Never leave candles burning unattended.
• Stay in the kitchen when grilling, frying or broiling food.
• Keep anything that can catch fire (like towels or potholders) away from the stove.
• Store matches and lighters in a safe place away from children and sources of heat.
• Keep furniture, clothing and other flammable materials at least three feet away from space heaters and any type of heat source.
• Have your heating system serviced by a professional, including chimneys from wood-burning fireplaces.
• Ensure wood stoves are installed properly.
• Keep firewood, brush and piles of leaves away from your home.