FIRE WISE

We try to be fire-wise in our house, by doing the following things:
1. Hang smoke alarms in the house, and check them regularly.

2. No running in the kitchen while there is a hot pan on the stove top that could fall.

3. Make sure pot handles are not poking outwards when on the element.

4.Always keep the fire guard around the fire.

5. Don't have paper or clothes too close to the fireplace.

6. Don't play too close to the fire, in case you trip.

7. Keep matches up high so babies can't reach them, and never play with matches.

8. Don't hang clothes over heaters.

9. Turn oven, heaters and other electrical equipment off when you're not using them, and when you go out.

10. Never hold a candle near curtains.

11. Watch small children around fires and heaters.

12. If you use the ashes on your garden, don't take them out of the fire and leave them in the bucket - throw them straight on the garden.

13. Store petrol for the lawnmower safely.