How To Be Fire Safe In Fountain Valley

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA — A Home Safety Checklist might help save your home, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. A weekend fire in Santa Ana reminded all who witnessed a family on South Sycamore be displaced from their home after a wall heater set bathroom towels aflame.

Many problems are caused by electrical appliances, OCFA said in an electrical fire safety tip announcement (watch below.)

OCFA offers a Home Safety Checklist for the public at www.ocfa.org. This checklist includes:

• Cooking Safety: "Keep an eye on what you fry." Stay in the kitchen when frying, grilling or using an open flame;
• Smoking Safety: Never smoke in bed;
• Children Playing: Matches and lighters are locked away;
• Fireplaces, Space Heaters, Baseboards, etc: "3 feet from the heat." Furniture, curtains, dish towers and anything that could catch fire are at least 3 feet from any type of heat source;
• Electrical and Appliance Safety: Large and small appliances are plugged directly into wall outlets;
• Smoke Alarms: Change smoke alarm batteries every year unless it has a long-life battery, Replace smoke alarms every ten years, Test your smoke alarms each month. If they're not working, they can't get you out the door;
• Home Fire Escape Plan: At least twice a year, practice your fire escape plan with all family members, learn how to use a fire extinguisher;
• What's Your Escape Time?: Make sure everyone can escape in two minutes or less.

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OCFA file photo, Santa Ana house fire, 2016