Links

About Fire

• This is an online fact sheet entitled “THIS IS FIRE!” This fact sheet gives information about how fire moves and what to expect if in a fire.

About Fire Safety

• ESCAPE PLANNING-  this is a page from Liberty Mutual where you can download a fire hazard checklist for the home, an escape route, and a coloring book.
• Excellent online brochure from USFA on escape planning.
• Get Out Safely! Fact sheet from USFA
• Information regarding escape routes. Having an escape plan isn’t enough, it must be practiced.

HOME FIRE HAZARDS

• Information regarding gas-fired hot water heaters. This site is the CPSC information regarding reduction of injuries and death related to gas-fired hot water heaters.
• Information from the CPSC regarding dry safety and the fire hazard that dryers pose.

FIRE SAFETY AND CHILDREN

• The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission sets national safety standards for children's sleepwear flammability. This page is the guidelines laid out.
• Safety alert concerning kids sleepwear and labeling of sleepwear.
• Information from the CPSC concerning child-resistant locks on lighters.

INFORMATION ABOUT JUVENILE FIRESTARTERS

• Handout on juvenile fire starters from the USFA. It is an online brochure.
• Excellent online brochure concerning children and fire starting. Breaks down ages for fire curiosity and other reasons that children sometimes start fires. Also gives tips for caregivers and a community call to action.

COOKING SAFETY

• Safety tips from the CPSC for those who use turkey fryers.
• Online brochure from CPSC. General cooking safety tips to reduce the risk of kitchen fires. Little hard to read.

ELECTRICAL HAZARDS

• CPSC document concerning electrical outlet safety.
• CPSC fact sheet concerning extension cord safety.
• CPSC documents concerning the anatomy of a home extension cord and the dangers they pose.
• CPSC home electrical hazard checklist.
• This guide describes warnings of potential hazards. Each part of the home electrical system is listed along with warning signs that may indicate current or future problems.
• A fact sheet on home electrical fire prevention.
• Tip sheet on general electrical tips in the home.
• Fire information regarding fires started by smoking tobacco either by cigarette, pipe, or cigars.

GENERAL FIRE SAFETY

• A blank list of Emergency Numbers to print out, fill out, and put some place that can be located in the event of an emergency.
• Liberty Mutual where you can download a fire hazard checklist for the home, an escape route, and a coloring book.
• Home checklist brochure from the CPSC (English)
• Home checklist brochure from the CPSC (Spanish)
• Fire safety checklist from USFA.
• Protecting your family from fire. Online brochure from USFA.
• Colorful ‘door hanger’ that has safety tips for home fire safety. Very colorful and fun.
• Fact sheet on bedroom fire safety.
• Potpourri simmering pot safety.
• Information regarding upholstered furniture.
• Information regarding night light fire hazard.
• An online fact sheet on rural fire safety and prevention. The fact sheet explains how some landscaping could help your home in event of wildfires.
• Candle Safety tips from the National Fire Protection Association.
• Bedroom fire safety tips.
• For some rural areas, fire safety/prevention becomes even more vital. This website gives consumers tips and ideas to help protect their families.
• What to do before a fire.
• What to do during a fire.

CARBON MONOXIDE

• Carbon Monoxide: The Invisible Killer. Carbon Monoxide fact sheet from USFA.
• What is Carbon Monoxide? This also givens signs and symptoms of Carbon Monoxide poisoning.
• Protecting your family from Carbon Monoxide.
• Toxic effects of Carbon Monoxide.

HOME HEATING &FIREPLACE SAFETY

• Space heater fire safety tips online brochure.
• Kerosene heater safety.
• Chimney Alert from the CPSC.
• Information regarding fire safety/prevention when using portable generators.
• How and what fire hazards to check when trying to heat your home.

SEASONAL/ HOLIDAY FIRE SAFETY

• Halloween safety.
• Winter Fires online brochure.
• Holiday Fire Prevention fact sheet
• Research findings regarding residential structure fires during the holiday season.
• Research findings regarding Christmas tree fires.
• Great time-stamped video of a Christmas tree catching fire and engulfing it’s surroundings.
• Article that gives the top tips to help prevent holiday fires.
• Holiday decorations safety tips
• Summer safety tips including tips on BBQ grills, fireworks, and camp fires.
• Fireworks injuries
• Firework safety
• Fire hazards that winter storms pose and how to reduce the risks.

SMOKE ALARMS

• General information regarding why smoke alarms are important

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

• Safety tips and general information regarding keeping and using home extinguishers.

FUEL FIRE SAFETY

• Information regarding gasoline fires in the home
• Information and safety tips regarding propane and how to store propane
• Information and safety tips for pumping gas at a service station

ORGANIZATIONS

• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
• National Fire Protection Agency
• United States Fire Administration
• United States Fire Administration for kids
• The Red Cross
• Illinois State Fire Marshall

AFTER THE FIRE

• What to do and what to expect the first 24 hours after a fire
• How to put a value on your property and go about restoration.
• How to restore and salvage your personal property after a fire
• After a fire your home will have damage from fire operations that you might not understand. This site gives you a general understanding concerning why the fire department needs to do some of those things.
• A general checklist of things to do after a fire strikes.
• The Red Cross