Did you know that heating equipment is a leading cause of home fires and deaths?

With a few safety tips and precautions you can prevent most heating fires from happening.

STAY SAFE AND BE WARM THIS COMING WINTER

• Keep anything that can burn at least three-feet away from heating equipment, like the furnace, wood stove, fire place, or portable space heater
• Never use your oven to heat your home
• Only a qualified professional should install stationary space heaters, water heaters, or central heating equipment
• Installation of a heating device should be installed according to local code and manufacturer’s instruction
• Have heating equipment and chimney’s cleaned by a qualified professional yearly
• If you smell gas in your gas heater call the fire company or gas company. Do not light the heater
• Test smoke alarms monthly

Source: National Fire Protection Association