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Cooking with Care
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Stay in the kitchen when
you are frying, grilling, or broiling food.
If you leave the kitchen for even a short
period time, turn off the stove.
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Keep anything that can
catch fire – potholders, oven mitts, wooden
utensils, paper or plastic bags – away form
your stovetop.
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Wear short, close fitting
or tightly rolled sleeves when cooking.
Loose clothing can dangle onto stove burners
and catch fire.
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Always keep an oven mitt
and lid handy. If a small fire starts in a
pan on the stove, put on the oven mitt and
smother the flames by carefully sliding the
lid over the pan. Turn off the burner. Don’t
remove the lid until it is completely cool.
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Everyday Electrical
Safety
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Keep lamps, light
fixtures, and light bulbs away from anything
that can burn, such as lamp shades, bedding,
curtains, and clothing.
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Replace cracked and
damaged electrical cords.
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Use extension cords for
temporary wiring only. Consider having
additional circuits or receptacles added by
a qualified electrician.
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Homes with young children
should have tamper-resistant electrical
receptacles.
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Call a qualified
electrician or landlord if you have
recurring problems with blowing fuses or
tripping circuit breakers, discolored or
warm wall outlets, flickering lights or a
burning or rubbery smell coming from an
appliance.
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Healthy Heating
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Install and maintain
carbon monoxide alarms to avoid risk of
carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Maintain heating
equipment and chimneys by having them
cleaned and inspected every year by a
qualified professional.
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Keep all things that can
burn, such as paper, bedding or furniture,
at least 3 feet away form heating equipment.
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Turn portable space
heaters off when you go to bed or leave the
room.
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An oven should not be
used to heat a home.
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Strike Out
Smoking-materials Fires
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If you smoke, choose
fire-safe cigarettes if they are available
in your area.
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If you smoke, smoke
outside.
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Wherever you smoke, use
deep, sturdy ashtrays.
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Never smoke in a home
where oxygen is used.
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Keep matches and lighters
up high in a locked cabinet, out of the
reach of children.
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Candle with Caution
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Keep candles at least 12
inches form anything that can burn.
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Use sturdy, safe
candleholders.
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Never leave a burning
candle unattended. Blow out candles when you
leave a room.
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Avoid using candles in
bedrooms and sleeping areas.
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Use flashlights for
emergency lighting.
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Safety 101
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Install smoke alarms in
every bedroom, outside each sleeping area
and on every level of the home. For the best
protection, interconnect all smoke alarms
throughout the home. When one sounds, they
all sound.
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Test smoke alarms at
least once a month using the test button.
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Replace smoke alarms
every 10 years.
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Make sure everyone can
hear the sound of the smoke alarms.
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Have a home fire escape
plan. Know at least two ways out of every
room, if possible, and a meeting place
outside. Practice your escape plan twice a
year.
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When the smoke alarm
sounds, get out and stay out.
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If you are building or
remodeling your home, consider a residential
fire sprinkler system.
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Brownstown Fire Protection
District
Brownstown
Fire Protection District (BFPD) covers an 88-square mile area in and around
Brownstown, IL. This area of South-Central Illinois is a rural area, containing
small communities and farms; additionally, there is a large amount of highway
traffic on Interstate 70, US Route 40, and Illinois State Route 185.
Our roster currently includes twenty-eight volunteer firefighter positions and
four additional medical first responder positions. We provide fire protection and medical assistance to the 750
residents of the Village of Brownstown, and the approximately 2,500 residents
living in the district's rural area. The department also provides mutual
aid to neighboring fire departments.
The department currently owns two pumpers, one tanker, one pickup/brush truck, one equipment
truck, and a generator/lighting trailer. The newest addition to our fleet
is a fire-safety education trailer which arrived April 13, 2004. Ninety
percent of the funding for the trailer was from the Federal Emergency Management
Agency-US Fire Administration Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
The trailer will be a useful interactive tool in teaching fire safety to
children and adults in the Fayette County area.
BFPD
is a
member of the following organizations:
Illinois Association
of Fire Protections Districts
Old National Trail
Fire Fighters Association
MABAS 54
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