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Safety Tips
Continuing with a series of seasonal safety tips from www.vafire.com, below please find a Summer Fire Safety Checklist from that website.
Camping Fire Safety
- To prepare for a campfire a pit is dug away from overhanging branches.
- Rocks have been set up in a ring around the pit and a ten foot area around the pit has been cleared down to the soil.
- Extra firewood is stacked upwind and away from the fire.
- After lighting, matches are not discarded until they are cold.
- Campfires are never left unattended.
- A bucket of water and a shovel are nearby in case of emergency.
- Campfires are fully extinguished using water and dirt before leaving the area.
- Lit cigarettes are never thrown onto the ground or left near combustible objects.
- Proper cooking tools are used and no one cooks inside a tent.
Vacation Fire Safety
- Emergency contacts are set up and all travelers have their phone numbers, including work numbers.
- Stoves and electrical appliances have been turned off or disconnected and television sets and radios have been unplugged.
On Vacation
- Travelers with special mobility needs have requested a room on the first or second floor.
- Check that every room has a smoke alarm and preferably a sprinkler system.
- Travelers read fire safety information provided by the hotel and an escape plan is made with at least two exits.
- Occupants count the number of doors between the room and the exit doors to help with escape in case vision is impaired during an emergency.
- Any exit doors that appear to be blocked or locked are reported to the management immediately.
- Hotel fire alarms are never ignored, even if smoke cannot be seen from the room or hallway.
Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Fire Safety
- Smoke alarms are installed and checked monthly. Batteries are changed at least twice a year.
- Five-pound ABC rated fire extinguishers have been purchased and everyone knows how to use them.
- Escape routes are planned and practiced, making sure that several routes are available.
- All residents and visitors know to get low and crawl with their head 12 to 24 inches from the floor in case of a fire.
- Cigarettes and cigars are fully extinguished before disposing of them.
- Mobile homes and recreation vehicles are kept clutter free and exits are not blocked.
- There is adequate space between mobile homes and nearby structures.
- Mobile homes and RVs are located a safe distance from power lines.
- Refrigerators that smell of ammonia are repaired or replaced to ensure that it is not leaking highly explosive hydrogen gas.
- Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms are installed.
- Ovens and cook tops are never used as a heat source.
- Combustible materials, such as butane, gasoline, and propane are not stored in mobile homes or RVs.
Grilling Fire Safety
- Grill hoses have been checked for cracking, brittleness, holes, and leaks and there are no sharp bends in the hose or tubing.
- Propane gas containers are kept upright.
- Gas containers are never stored under or near the grill or indoors.
- Flammable liquids, such as gasoline, are never stored or used near the grill.
- Filled propane containers are never stored in a hot car or a car trunk.
- Grills are never used inside homes, vehicles, tents or campers – even if ventilation is provided. Grills are never used in garages or on wooden decks.
- Charcoal and charcoal grills are never stored inside when coals are freshly used.
- Grills are cleaned thoroughly before and after use to avoid grease buildup.
- Children are kept at least 3 feet away from the grilling area.
- Only proper grilling utensils and fire retardant mitts are used.
- Lighter fluid is never put directly on flames or on hot or warm coals.
- Hot grills are never left unattended.
- Loose clothing is never worn while grilling.
- A multi-purpose ABC fire extinguisher, garden hose and bucket of water or sand are kept nearby for extinguishment purposes.
Safety Tips from Virginia Beach EMS
Pool Safety
- Teach children to swim at an early age.
- NEVER leave a child unsupervised in or near any body of water, even for a second.
- Never leave toys, wagons, or tricycles around the pool.
- Invest in a pool-motion alarm or a pool fence.
- Attend a course in CPR and learn what to do in case of an emergency.
- Have a phone available whenever participating in any type of water activity.
- Fence pools around all four sides with a minimum height of four feet, and use a self-locking gate for the pool enclosure.
