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Home fires are common during the winter holidays. Follow these tips to keep your family safe this season.
Familiarize yourself with the P.A.S.S. method of using a fire extinguisher in advance.
Keep your back to an exit.
Stand 6 to 8 feet from fire.
Leave area if fire does not go out immediately.
How to use a fire extinguisher
Scary stats
Holiday home fires caused by children playing, on average, per day
Lives claimed by holiday home fires, on average, per year
40
500Holiday home fires — started by Christmas trees — that result in death
Reduction in death risk from a house fire when smoke alarms are installed
1 in 22
50%
HOLIDAY SAFETY:HOME FIRES
This unlocks the operating lever. Release mechanisms vary.
Pull the pin
Some extinguishers have a button instead of a lever.
Aim at the fire base and sweep back and forth until flames go out.
Sources: American Red Cross, U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Protection Association and Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Squeeze the lever to release substance
Point the nozzle (end of nose) at the base of the fire.
Aim low
Sweep from side to side
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Never leave a lit tree unattended
Make sure holiday lights are in good condition
Keep your tree at least 3 feet from heat sources
Consider a flame-retardant, artificial tree
Test smoke detectors once a month, and replace batteries twice a year
P.A.S.S.
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