Fire safety is very important to us. We live in an old house and you can never trust the wiring in it. Recently I partnered with The Home Depot folks, and this week, I’m sharing info and tips on all things fire safety related, beginning with a Worry-Free Carbon Monoxide Alarm and a Kidde smoke alarm. The Home Depot partnered with Kidde products and Life+Gear nightlights to . So many people don’t take the measures needed and often have the mentality of “it won’t happen to me” but I know too many families in our community that have lost EVERYTHING due to a home fire.
If you recall, I actually talked you guys awhile back about the CO alarm. Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that can be deadly within minutes. It’s known as the ‘invisible killer’ which is why it’s even more important to have one of these Carbon Monoxide alarms installed in your home! I was terrified about installing it because I thought it would go off minutes after installation. Of course, it didn’t and that eased my mind so much! With our gas appliances and heaters, carbon monoxide had always been a concern. It’s so nice to know that everything is okay and is still okay.
Same thing with the smoke alarm. We have ours down the hall, towards the two back bedrooms and one in our room. And I always recommend two, especially if your kids are sleeping on the other side of the house.
One of the things I love about the Kidde alarms, is they are very simple to install and setup. It literally takes a couple of minutes y’all. The Kidde Worry-Free alarms are maintenance free with a 10 year battery life, don’t have the annoying chirping, and is a brand you can trust. Another cool thing is that when your battery life is finally coming to an end, it will sound a signal letting you know. AWESOME!
You may not be able to prevent a fire from starting in your home but you dang sure can stop it with these products before something absolutely tragic occurs. Take the time to make your home more secure during fire safety month!
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Giveaway ends on October 20th at about 10plm CST. I’ll announce winner in my final fire safety post during the week of 21st. Good luck y’all!
Disclosure: As I mentioned above, I was excited to partner with The Home Depot folks and help raise awareness during fire safety month. Gift card & product were provided for my time & efforts to create the post, however, all opinions are my own, just as they always have been. duh.
My fire safety tip is to create an escape plan, keep fire extinguishers in easily accessible places and check your smoke alarm batteries.
If you live in the country, it is important to make your sure the landscape around your home and outbuildings is trimmed short and that dry vegetation it cleared away as soon as possible. A wildfire can consume your home in minutes, and although it is not always preventable, sometimes the way you manage your perimeter of your home could make a difference!
fire safety tip- make sure your kids know where to meet you outside and make sure they know which house to go to and ask for help- in the event they cant find you.
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We clear the out buildings, barns and around the house of debris.
Have a plan for exiting house and always a plan where to meet outside. Save your call to 911 til all are safe, if possible.
We have smoke detectors in our master, the hallway and the great room and we have egress from the master bedroom if we need it.
We keep our field mowed to keep weeds down around the house. Tall weeds are fuel. A few summers ago we had 3 wild fires within 5 miles of our home. One to the east, north, & west. That was a scary summer. Thank God for rain!
This is such a great giveaway! Thank You!
My fire safety tip is to always do the Safety Plan you and your family prepared to remind even smaller children monthly..They tend to forget sometimes so it always best to make sure its done every month…so its fresh in everyone’s mind..
I like trying to teach my little ones to crawl under the smoke.
I think its important to raise awareness to not have grills in apartment balconies and how it can be a real danger to others living there! I see that rule broken all the time!
We lived in military housing for many years. One of the tips I learned then, and often share now, is to not to put paper (cookbooks, etc) in the cupboard above the stove. Nor anything combustible…like storing oils there. I keep glass dishes above the stove. If there’s a fire on the stove, it won’t be able to find anything to burn above it.
change your smoke alarm batteries when you change the clocks
We also have various fire extinuishers around the house and barns.
have an escape plan
We also make a plan with the kids and what to do in an emergency.
Another tip for fire safety is change to the smoke alarm batteries regularly.
fire extinguishers are important to have in the kitchen
Keep portable and space heaters at least 3 feet from anything that may burn. Never leave heaters on when you leave home or go to sleep.
Take the mystery out of fire play by teaching your children that fire is a tool, not a toy.
Always have an escape plan and a designated meeting area!
Another fire safety tip is keep things off the stove.
Fire extinguishers are key to fire safety, as is knowing your escape routes and making sure your smoke detector batteries are fresh