Fire Prevention Week 2009
October 4-10, 2009 is Fire Prevention Week. This year’s theme is “Stay Fire Smart, Don’t Get Burned”. The focus is on fire safety and burn prevention. Burns are painful and easily avoided if we all follow some basic safety guidelines. Burn prevention is simple, but yet we all probably don’t think of these simple safety guidelines: Keep hot things away from the edge of the table or counter. It is tempting for young children to try to grab things just on the edge of their reach. It is also easier for us grown ups to bump or knock over things that are too close to the edge. Keep young children away from hot appliances; this includes stoves and ovens, but also curling irons, hair dryers, irons and heaters. Don’t use or leave hot heating pads in a child’s reach. Keep your hot water heater thermostat set no higher than 120 degrees. Extremely hot water can scald young children and older adults very easily. Don’t rely on thermometers to check water temperature when bathing yo...