Ramsey Resident - 2022 - January/February

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Heating Safety ? ere is something about the winter months and curling up with a good book by the ? replace. But did you know that heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home ? re deaths? With a few simple safety tips and precautions you can prevent most heating ? res from happening. Be Warm and Safe Heating Equipment this Winter! Smarts • Keep anything that can burn Install wood burning stoves following manufac- at least three-feet away from turer’s instructions or have a professional do the heating equipment like the installation. All fuel-burning equipment should furnace, ? replace, wood stove be vented to the outside to avoid carbon monox- or portable space heater. ide (CO) poisoning. • Have a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open ? res and space heaters. Install and maintain CO • Never use your oven to heat your home. alarms to avoid the risk of CO • Have a quali? ed professional install stationary space poisoning. If you smell gas in heating equipment, water heaters or central heating your gas heater, do not light equipment according to the local codes and manufactur- the appliance. Leave the home er’s instructions. immediately and call your local • Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and ? re department or gas compa- inspected every year by a quali? ed professional. ny. • Remember to turn portable heaters oﬀ when leaving the room or going to bed. • Always use the right kind of fuel, speci? ed by the manu- facturer, for fuel burning space heaters. FACT • Make sure the ? replace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from ? ying into the room. Ashes should be cool before Half of home heating ? res are reported putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a during the months of December, January safe distance away from your home. and February. • Test smoke alarms at least once a month. Ramsey Fire Prevention Bureau 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, MN 55303 763-427-4452 Ramsey Resident • January/February 202215