Smoke Alarms Are Not Older Than 10 Years Old

Fire Safety Checklist:  Smoke alarms are not older than 10 years old  Family has and practices an escape plan  Fire extinguishers are mounted on the wall  Combustibles removed from heating and cooking areas  Clothes dryer lint trap cleaned after every use

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS

Home Fire Safety Inspections

(202) 673-3331 Fire Prevention Inspection their home that may cause fire or serious injury; through free home (202) 727-1600 safety inspections. Blood Pressure Program TIPS (202) 673-3331

Fire Safety/Prevention Education HOME  Keep an updated list of emergency (202) 727-1600 telephone numbers on your refrigerator. CPR Training  Keep at least one phone in a low place so (202) 673-3245 HOME SAFETY that you can reach it if you are injured or so Juvenile Firesetters Program CHECKLIST that children can reach the phone to call for help. (202) 727-2215

DC Fire & EMS Arson Hotline SMOKE ALARMS

(1866) 912-7766  Test smoke alarm at least once a Or please visit our website month.

fems.dc.gov  Replace batteries twice a year (in the spring and fall when you reset your clocks).

 Install smoke alarms on every level of D your home, inside each bedroom, and MISSION outside each sleeping area. ISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FIRE & EMS DEPARTMENT The mission of the D.C. Fire and EMS Department Home Safety TIPS (Continued) Inspection Program is to inform residents of the District of Exit Drills In The Home (E.D.I.T.H) Columbia of potential hazards in  Know two ways to get out of every room. Department has a home fire safety inspection program. This  Have a designated safe meeting place outside program entitles every District the house that everyone knows. resident (renter or home owner) to a free home fire safety  Call 911 from a neighbor’s house. Do not call inspection. from your house. The inspections are designed  IF THERE IS A FIRE, GET OUT AND STAY solely to inform you of any potential hazards in your home OUT! that may cause fire or serious injury. They are non-binding and Prevent Fire In Your Home do not obligate recipients to fix anything or follow suggestions  NEVER SMOKE IN BED! made by members of the D.C Fire and EMS Department.  Keep all matches and lighters out of the Some of the items D.C. Fire and reach of children. EMS personnel will cover include, but are not limited to be  Smoking is the leading cause of medical as follows: oxygen related fires, injuries and death. Smoke alarms Fire extinguishers

 Keep all combustibles away from sources Appliance safety Storage of heat. hazards

Proposed escape plans Emergency exits  Avoid the use of extension cords and replace them with surge protectors. Only Electrical wiring hazards use those that are UL rated and approved. Furnace/water heater safety

 Do not connect multiple extension cords Fireplace/space heater safety together. Never overload wall sockets.

The District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services