Every 15 seconds, a fire department responds to a fire somewhere in
the United States. A residential fire occurs every 66 seconds. There
is one civilian fire death every 118 minutes. There is one civilian
fire injury every 18 minutes. Every year in the United States, over
3,000 people are killed and billions of dollars of property is
damaged or destroyed by fire. Many of these fires may have been
prevented.
Simple every day things can result in appliance or cord being
overheated, or a pan on the stove catch fire. Check out the
information below to do a self-inspection and other home safety
information.
The Fire Prevention Bureau can perform a FREE home inspection at
your request. Just call us at 419-897-7051 to schedule an
inspection.FIRE SAFETY LINKS:
· Fire
Safe-"Inside & Out
(FireSafeCouncil)
· Committee for
Firesafe Dwellings
http://www.sparky.org/
http://www.mysafehome.org/
OPEN BURNING ORDINANCE
Click here for the Open Burning
Regulations Page.
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