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Preventing Bedroom Fires Life-Saving Tips:
  • Never smoke in bed.
  • Replace all mattresses made before the 1973 Federal Mattress Flammability Standard. Mattresses made since then are required by law to be safer.
  • Keep lighters, matches and other ignitables in a secured drawer or cabinet out of reach of children. Children are one of the highest risk groups for death in residential fires.
  • Keep lit candles away from bedding, curtains, papers and anything else that can ignite easily.
  • Do not run electrical cords under your bed or trap them against a wall where heat can build up. And avoid overloading extension cords.
  • Take extra care when using portable heaters. Keep bedding, clothes, curtains and other flammable items at least three feet away from space heaters.
  • Only use lab-approved electric blankets and warmers. Check to make sure the cords are not frayed.
  • Make sure everyone in your family knows at least two escape routes from their bedrooms, and practice these often.
  • In case of a fire, stay low to the ground, beneath the smoke, and use the escape plan you have worked out. Get out and stay out.
  • Install at least one working smoke alarm on each level of your home and in halls outside bedrooms. Test the batteries every month and change them at least once a year.



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  • About NPFD
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