Focus on Fire Safety: Fire Prevention Week 2009: Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned.

Cooking is the leading cause of residential structure fires and injuries. Unattended cooking is the leading factor contributing to cooking-related fires. For these reasons and many others, the theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 4-10, 2009 is “Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned!” In addition to cooking fires, a special emphasis is placed on burn awareness and prevention and keeping homes fire safe.

Here are some tips you can follow to stay fire smart:

• Take care while preparing meals…stay in the kitchen when frying, boiling, or broiling.
• If you smoke, put it out, all the way out, every time.
• Keep all flammables at least three feet away from space heaters…space heaters need space.
• Plan and practice your home fire escape plan.
• Make sure smoke alarms are in good working order.