Southaven Alternative Home Heating Safety

With heating costs rising h winter, th prospect f uing alternative heating sources - woodstoves,
space heaters nd fireplaces - i mr tempting thn ever we know at Southaven Heating epair!
"ut alternative heating m# carr$ m additional safet$ risks! %f th &','(( home heating fires
reported t th nation)s fire departments in *((*, +, percent involved fireplaces, space heaters nd
chimne$s, rding t th latest figures vil-l frm th .ational /ire 0rotection 1ssociation
2./013!
%f th **( fatalities itd with home heating fires - ,' percent wr itd with alternative
heating sources! 4h ,' percent -reaks dwn t include &+ percent fr porta-le space heaters, *,
percent fr woodstoves nd thr fi5ed space heaters, nd 66 percent fr fireplaces nd chimne$s!
4 hl7 reduce th in8uries nd propert$ damage tht occur vr# $ear frm alternative heating, a fw
simple safet$ precautions huld - followed!
1 popular alternative i space heaters - -ut -fr uing n - ur t k7 it w# frm com-usti-les
uh draperies, clothing nd furniture!
%thr heating alternatives hv a diffrnt t f safet$ considerations!
/ireplace nd chimne$ fires r mtl# caused -# a -uildup f flamma-le creosote, th product f
wood smoke nd moisture! 4 prevent this, wood nd coal stoves, fireplaces, chimne$s nd chimne$
connectors huld - inspected annuall$ -# a professional nd cleaned ftn inspections suggest!
9t) l important t -urn properl$ seasoned wood!
Wood tht i grn h mr moisture nd i likl# t smolder, leading t mr creosote -uildup nd a
greater risk f fire! /inall$, it i essential tht #ur fireplace h a sturd$ screen t prevent sparks frm
fl$ing int th room, nd llw fireplace nd wood ashes t cool -fr disposing in a metal container!
:ik chimne$s, furnaces huld - inspected nd serviced n a $ear! Homeowners, however, n
hng r clean th furnace filter themselves! ;om-usti-le materials, uh paint thinners, gasoline r
kerosene, huld nvr - ud nr stored nr th furnace!
<t importantl$, th -t defense i a good offense! 9nstall smoke alarms t warn f a fire nd hv
car-on mono5ide 2;%3 alarms in th home t warn -ut fault$ furnace, fireplace nd oven flues r
thr venting pro-lems nd inade=uacies! 9t l important t nidr installing interconnected smoke
alarms, whih wuld hl7 alert occupants n ll levels f a residence, rgrdl f whr th fire starts!
;heck e5isting alarms t ensure th# r in working order! eplace th -atteries n a $ear suggests
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