The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department has developed a Home Fire Safety
Self-Inspection Checklist. Go through each question and give home
a safety check-up.
| Smoking Habits |
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| Are all matches and lighters kept out of
children's reach? |
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| Is "No Smoking In Bed" a rule of the house? |
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| Is your family aware that ashtrays should never
be emptied into wastebaskets? |
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| Are there plenty of large, safe ashtrays throughout
the house? |
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| Do you check for smoldering cigarettes butts in
the furniture? |
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| Electrical Hazards |
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| Are appliances checked periodically to be sure they are in good
operating condition? |
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| Are you careful not to run extension cords under
rugs or over hooks and nails? |
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| When using extension cords for appliances, does the
gauge of both cords match? |
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| Housekeeping |
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| Do you keep rubbish cleaned out of attics, garages
and yards? |
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| Is paint kept in tightly closed metal containers? |
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| Are flammable liquids stored in safety cans and
kept away from heat and children? |
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| Have you made it a rule to never use flammable
liquids for cleaning clothes or starting fires? |
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| Are oily rags kept in a tightly sealed container? |
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| Have all dried grass cuttings, tree trimmings and
weeds been removed from your property? |
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| Heating and Cooking |
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| If you have a fireplace, is the screen always placed
in front of it? |
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| Is the filter for your forced air heater changed yearly
and the venting cleaned? |
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| Are furnaces and wood burning stoves in good
repair and located away from combustible walls
and ceiling? |
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| Do you have the fireplace chimney cleaned and
checked periodically? |
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| Do you make sure combustibles are not stored near
the stove, heater or fireplace? |
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| Do your children keep a safe distance from flame
and heat sources? |
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| Does your chimney have a "spark arrester" or
spark catching cover? |
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| Smoke Detectors |
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| Have you installed a smoke detector inside each
sleeping area and on each floor? |
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| Do you check you smoke detector(s) every
month? |
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| Do you change your smoke detector battery
twice every year. (Change your clock, change
your battery). |
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| Fire Escape Plan |
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| Does your family have a fire escape plan prepared? |
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| Is your escape plan posted and regularly practiced? |
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| Does each bedroom have two exits? |
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| Do all family members know how to dial 9-1-1 for
fire, police and medical emergencies? |
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| Do you show your babysitter the escape routes from
your home and review 9-1-1 with her or him? |
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| Does your family (and babysitter) know the first
rule in fire emergencies: GET EVERYONE OUT
FAST AND DON'T GO BACK INSIDE? |
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