Warren County Fire & Rescue Services
Severe Storms - Safety Factsheet
A wide range of natural disasters occurs within the United States every year. Natural disasters can have a devastating effect on you and your home. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's U.S. Fire Administration encourages you to use the following safety tips to help protect yourself, your family and your home from the potential threat of fire during or after a tornado or hurricane.
Home Fire SafetyKnowing What To DoIn the case of a fire, your first consideration should be the safety of you and your family. If there is a question about staying at home or leaving, evacuate immediately. Here is a list of procedures to follow.Preparing for the FireIt is important to make sure you have an evacuation plan and practice it at least twice a year. This will ensure that your means of exiting the house are well-established and understood. Here's a checklist.
Living Safely in a Manufactured Home
Fires in manufactured homes claim the lives of 500 Americans each year and injure 1,000 more. Many of these fires are caused by heating and electrical system malfunctions and improper storage of combustibles. The United States Fire Administration (USFA) would like consumers to know that there are simple steps you can take to prevent the loss of life and property in home fires.
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Rural Fire Prevention ChecklistA Factsheet on Rural Fire Safety and PreventionSelf-reliance is the rule for fire safety for many people. If you live in an area where the local fire department is more than a few minutes away because of travel time or distance, or if you are outside the limits of the nearest town, be sure you know how to be self-reliant in a fire emergency.
Facts on Home Fire CausesEvery year U.S. fire departments respond to nearly 2 million fires, with three-quarters of them occurring in residences. Fire costs our national billions of dollars very year in property loss and thousands of lives lost. The place where Americans feel safest -- at home -- is the very place where we are at greatest risk from fire. If Americans knew more about fire prevention and better understood how to react quickly and sensibly when fire breats out, we could greatly reduce fire deaths.
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