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Summer Home Safety Tips to Keep Kids Safe

5 Tips from The Home Safety Council

By Melinda Copp

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3. Fire
Most fires in home start when people are cooking and either aren't paying attention or leave the kitchen for some reason. These fires can be prevented by staying in the kitchen, and if you have to leave to answer the door or check the kids, turn everything off until you return. If a fire does break out on the stove, cover the pot with a lid to cut off the oxygen supply. And don't peek once you've put the lid in place, because removing the lid even for a second can supply enough oxygen to reignite the flames.

"We don't recommend fire extinguishers for kitchen fires because the pressure from the release can push the pan and spread the fire," Appy says.

If a fire were to break out in your home, many times a smoke alarm will be your first warning. Therefore, you should have functional smoke alarms on each level of your home and in or near each sleeping area. Appy also recommends interconnected smoke alarms, so if one goes off they all go off. An interconnected smoke alarm system will prevent fires in the basement, or other areas of the home where people don't usually congregate, from going undetected. And if you're building a new home, consider installing a sprinkler system.

"A sprinkler system will keep a fire in your home small, or even put it out completely," Appy says. "These realy are the ultimate in fire safety."


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