DATE OF INCIDENT: 10/5/2009
INCIDENT TYPE: Information
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 44 West Riverside
CITY: Spokane
STATE: Wa
ZIP: 99201
NARRATIVE: During Fire Prevention Week, October 4-10, 2009, the Spokane Fire
Department and National Fire Protection Association remind you to...
"Stay Fire Smart! Don't Get Burned"
This week, along with preventing fire and painful burn injuries, the
SFD and NFPA are encouraging all Americans to plan and practice escape
from their homes in case a fire occurs.
The statistics are staggering: Each year approximately 3,000 Americans
die as a result of home fires and burns, and more than 200,000 are seen
in our nation's emergency rooms for burn injuries.
Burn injuries are commonly caused by flame, scalds or contact with a
hot surface. Burns are painful and can result in serious disability,
disfigurement - even death.
Most importantly, burns are preventable...
* Turn pot and pan handles away from the front of your stove, and use
the rear burners when possible. Maintain a 3-foot 'kid-free' zone around
your stove and wear short or close-fitting sleeves when cooking.
* Keep hot foods and liquids away from tables and counter edges so they
cannot be pulled or knocked over.
* Never hold a child in your arms while preparing hot food or drinking
a hot beverage.
* Use extreme caution with items that get hot such as curling irons,
oven, irons, lamps, heaters.
* Never leave a child alone in a room with a lit candle, portable
heater, lit fireplace or stove, or where a hot appliance might be in
use.
* Set your hot water temperature no higher than 120 degrees, and
install anti-scald valves on shower heads and faucets.
For more information, visit: http://www.firepreventionweek.org
PROBABLE CAUSE: N/A
DAMAGE EXTENT: N/A
DOLLAR LOSS:
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE:
MUTUAL AID: None Given
For more information on this release, please call (509)625-7002 and/or check out the SFD Blog at www.spokanefire.blogspot.com
END OF RELEASE
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