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Dighton Fire Department Offers Residents Home Heating Safety Tips

DIGHTON — As the temperatures drop and with winter on the horizon, Chief Christopher Maguy and the Dighton Fire Department would like to provide residents with safety tips for heating homes and staying warm this winter.

December 4, 2020 Taylor O'Neil Client News, Fire News

December 4, 2020 by Taylor O'Neil

For immediate release

DIGHTON — As the temperatures drop and with winter on the horizon, Chief Christopher Maguy and the Dighton Fire Department would like to provide residents with safety tips for heating homes and staying warm this winter.

“We advise residents to never use an oven or space heater as the primary heating source within their home,” Chief Maguy said. “Heating your home with an oven is extremely risky as it can result in carbon monoxide poisoning, while heating your home with a space heater can cause fire and electrical hazards.”

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), local fire departments responded to an estimated average of 52,050 fires involving heating equipment each year in 2012-2016, accounting for 15% of all reported home fires during this time.

Additionally, half of home heating fires are reported during the months of December, January and February.

In order to keep residents warm and safe, the Dighton Fire Department wishes to share the following tips from the NFPA to help prevent heating related home fires:

  • Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment,
    like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove or portable space heater.
  • If you have children living in your home, have a three-foot “kid-free zone”
    around open fires and space heaters to ensure their safety.
  • Avoid using an oven to heat your home. Residents should have a licensed professional install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment according to the local codes and manufacturer’s instructions. 
  • Avoid using space heaters as your primary heating source in your home.
  • Never leave portable heaters on when you leave a room or the house, or go to bed.
  • All heating equipment/chimneys should be cleaned and inspected every year by a licensed professional.
  • Always use the right kind of fuel, specified by the manufacturer, for fuel burning space heaters.
  • If you smell gas in your gas heater, do not light the appliance. Leave the home immediately and call your local fire department or gas company.
  • Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home.
  • All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

Additionally, the Dighton Fire Department encourages residents to check their smoke and CO alarms periodically to ensure they are working.

If you have any questions about safely heating your home, please contact the Dighton Fire Department at 508-669-6611.

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