Fire Department

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Smoke alarms are an important part of a home  fire escape plan.  When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast.  Working  smoke alarms give you early warning so you can get outside quickly.

• INSTALL smoke alarms inside every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement.
• Larger homes may need ADDITIONAL smoke alarms to provide enough protection.
• For the best protection, INTERCONNECT all smoke alarms so when one sounds they all sound.
• Smoke alarms should be INSTALLED away from  the kitchen to prevent false alarms.  Generally, they should be at least  10 feet from a cooking appliance.
• REPLACE all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old.
• AND DON’T FORGET… all smoke alarms should be tested at least once a month using the test button.

Plan Ahead! If a fire breaks out in your  home, you may have only a few minutes to get out safely once the smoke  alarm sounds. Everyone needs to know what to do and where to go if there  is a fire.

• MAKE a home escape plan.  Draw a map of your home showing all doors and windows.  Discuss the plan with everyone in your home.
• MAKE a home escape plan.  Draw a map of your home showing all doors and windows.  Discuss the plan with everyone in your home.
• MAKE a home escape plan.  Draw a map of your home showing all doors and windows.  Discuss the plan with everyone in your home.
• PRACTICE using different ways out.
• TEACH children how to escape on their own in case you can’t help them.
• CLOSE doors behind you as you leave.

If the smoke alarm sounds, GET OUT AND STAY OUT.  Never go back inside for people or pets.

• If you have to escape through smoke, GET LOW AND GO under the smoke on your way out.
• CALL 911 from outside your home.

 The absence of a properly displayed address  number can greatly delay the delivery of emergency services such as  fires or medical emergencies. If you are not sure about the visibility  of the numbers on your house, apartment or business, simply walk out to  the street and look to see if you can read them. If you can’t read them  we ask that you install new numbers. Please follow the below suggestion  for installing address numbers as soon as possible.

• All numbers should be at least 4 inches tall.
• The numbers should be a contrasting color to their background. (consider reflective numbers)
• Numbers should be placed so they are visible from the street.
• The street mounted mailbox should be numbered on both sides because emergency vehicles may be responding from either direction.
• The numbers should not be blocked by vegetation.

Carbon monoxide or CO is a colorless and odorless gas. CO poisoning can occur when a fuel-burning appliance or machine, such as a furnace,

heater or generator, is not working or vented properly. Breathing in CO at high levels can be fatal. Learn what you can do to protect your family from the dangers of CO. 

• Install and maintain CO alarms inside your home to provide early warning of CO
• Install CO alarms in a central location outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of your home
• Use portable generators outdoors in well-ventilated areas away from all doors, windows and vents.
• Make sure vents for the dryer, furnace, stove and fireplace are clear of snow and other debris.