10 Steps to improve fire safety in and around your home
1. Smoking and drinking are a lethal combination.
2. Smoking carelessness is a leading cause of fire. Be careful with smoking materials.
3. Remove all materials on or near your stove that could catch fire. These materials include paper, dish clothes, etc.
4. Remove electrical cords from under rugs and behind radiators. Never nail the cord to walls or molding.
5. Be careful with candles. Don't leave them unattended. Never sleep with candles burning.
6. Don't overload outlets and extension cords.
7. Move flammable liquids stored near stove or other heat source to a safe, distant location
8. Never put a portable space heater near drapes, furniture, bedding or other flammable materials.
9. Empty ashtrays into the toilet or wet down contents before discarding.
10. Test your smoke detectors (weekly) and replace batteries every time you change your clock at daylight savings time.
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Health & Safety Links
| American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 Toll-Free: 800-AHA-USA-1 (800) 242-8721 http://www.americanheart.org |
American College of Cardiology—Heart House 9111 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814-1699 Toll-Free: (800) 253-4636, ext. 694 (301) 897-5400 http://www.acc.org |
American Council on Exercise 4851 Paramount Drive San Diego, CA 92123 Toll-Free: (800) 825-3636 http://www.acefitness.org |
| American Dietetic Association 120 South Riverside Plaza Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 Toll-Free: (800) 877-1600 http://www.eatright.org |
American Red Cross 8111 Gatehouse Road Falls Church, VA 22042 (703) 206-7738 http://www.redcross.org |
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Cardiovascular Health Program 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30333 (404) 639-3311 or (404) 639-3312 (TTY) http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/redirect.htm |
| Department of Health & Human Services HFE-88, 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Toll-Free: (800) 532-4440 http://www.fda.gov |
National Center for Public Safet y Fitness PE Building, Room 202 M.S. 1F6, George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 (703) 993-2071 http://www.lawfit.gmu.edu |
National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute Building 31, Room 5A52 31 Center Drive MSC 2486 Bethesda, MD 20892 (301) 592-8573 or (240) 629-3255 (TTY) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov |
| National Volunteer Fire Council 1050 17th Street, NW Suite 490 Washington, DC 20036 Toll-Free: 888-ASK-NVFC (202) 887-5700 http://www.nvfc.org |
National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Toll-Free: (800) 35-NIOSH http://www.cdc.gov/niosh |
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness Department W 200 Independence Ave., SW Room 738-H Washington, DC 20201-0004 (202) 690-9000 http://www.fitness.gov |
| United States Fire Administration Federal Emergency Management Agency/DHS 16825 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Toll-Free: (800) 238-3358 http://www.usfa.fema.gov |
YMCA 101 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606-7386 (312) 416-0116 http://www.ymca.net |
For more information about how to stop smoking, visit the Virtual Office of the U.S. Surgeon General on the web at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco |
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