Resources
Resources
Fire prevention and safety tips for your home. We can also help with a smoke alarm or a home safety check.
Guides
Keep your home safe
Fire prevention
Smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, a home escape plan, and the everyday habits that stop fires before they start.
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Safety tips
Carbon monoxide, gas leaks, generators, winter ice and grilling, plus quick tips for candles, the kitchen, lithium-ion batteries and the Sukkah.
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Safety topics
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Smoke alarms
Test monthly, replace batteries yearly, replace the alarm every 10 years.
Carbon monoxide
A gas you cannot see or smell. Put a CO alarm on every level.
If you smell gas
Leave the home right away, then call from outside.
Home escape plan
Two ways out of every room and a meeting spot outside.
Kitchen fires
Stay in the kitchen. Never pour water on grease.
Heating
Keep anything that can burn 3 feet from heaters.
Generators
Outdoors only, at least 20 feet from the house.
Winter & ice
No ice is ever 100% safe. Keep kids off ponds.
Grilling
Never use a grill indoors or in a garage.
Shabbos & Yom Tov candles
A sturdy, non-flammable tray, never in an empty room.
Sukkah safety
Keep candles and heaters away from schach and walls.
Lithium-ion batteries
Charge on a hard surface, not overnight or in a hallway.
Smoke alarm or home safety check
Need a smoke alarm or a home safety check? Contact us at 845-783-8300 or send us a message through our contact form.
In an emergency, always dial 911.
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