Fire Safety Tips Fire Prevention Programs Fire Prevention is still the best method of fire safety.  Plan at least two escape routes The Springfield Fire Department is from your home or apartment concerned about your safety and works hard in many ways to assist  Never smoke in bed or while you in your fire prevention efforts. In drowsy or drinking alcohol addition to the free smoke alarm SMOKE ALARMS  Keep anything that might burn program, we offer fire safety talks away from space heaters. and demonstrations to both large AND  Check all appliance cords for and small groups. We also offer a fraying and exposed wires. residential fire safety survey at no FIRE SAFETY  Sleep with your bedroom door charge to our residents. This survey closed. This helps keep any consists of a fire crew coming to smoke and flames from reach- your home to assist you in locating ing you. dangerous fire hazards.  If your clothes catch on fire, stop, drop, cover your face with To receive a free smoke alarm and/or your hands, and roll until the home safety survey or to schedule a flames have gone out. fire prevention visit, call the  If you don’t need it, get rid of it. Springfield Fire Department at Having too much stuff in your (417) 864-1515. home can create a fire hazard and prevent you from escaping. Springfield Fire Department SMOKE ALARMS SAVE LIVES 830 N. Boonville Springfield, MO 65802 (417) 864-1500 www.springfieldmo.gov/fire

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