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Tips for Preventing Home Fires

Release Date: January 13, 2014

Home fires occur more often in winter than in any other season.

Home fires occur more often in winter than in any other season. Here are some steps you can take to prevent home fires:

Review safety tips for portable heaters, woodstoves, fireplaces.
Ensure that you have working smoke alarms in every bedroom and outside every sleeping area. Test them monthly.

Visit the U.S. Fire Administration for more safety information.