WINDHAM FIRE RESCUE

"Heating Safety"

• On average, there are 59,100 reported home fires per year associated with heating equipment, killing 468 people and injuring 1,592.

• Heating fires are second leading cause of home fires. During the months of December, January, and February, heating is the leading cause of home fires.

• Most heating fires involve space heaters, not central furnaces.

• Installing space heaters too close to combustibles (or placing combustibles too close to them) are major causes of space heater fires.

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Heating Safety Advice

• Space heaters need space, at least three feet (one meter) away from anything that can burn

• Always use the proper fuel in a heater

• Portable space heaters should be turned off every time you leave the room or go to sleep 

• Have a sturdy screen on your fireplace, a metal screen or built-in glass doors