Home Fire Safety Checklist

Have you ...

• Made sure your house or apartment number is readable from the street.?

• Taken care that candles are in sturdy holders and put out of reach of kids and pets?

• Installed smoke detectors on each level of your home and in each bedroom?

• Tested each smoke detector in the past month?

• Installed fire extinguishers in the kitchen and garage?

• Identified two clear escape routes from each room in your home?

• Made sure every family member knows these escape routes?

• Purchased fire escape ladders for each bedroom?

• Made sure that electrical outlets have no more than one heat-producing appliance plugged into them?

• Stored matches and lighters out of the reach of children?

• Kept all flammable materials at least three feet away from heat sources?

• Made sure outdoor barbecue grills are kept away from your home, tree, shrubs and other combustibles?

• Stored flammable liquids in their original containers and away from heat, sparks or flames?

• Had boilers, furnaces and chimneys professionally inspected in the past year?