With winter arriving soon, now is a great time to prepare
your home for freezing temperatures. Use
the checklist below to give you ideas for keeping warm, preventing fires, and
saving money.
- Have your furnace inspected and serviced by a professional at least once a year.
- Have chimneys and vents cleaned and inspected. (Built up creosote is the leading cause of chimney fires!)
- Stock up on dry, seasoned wood for the fireplace or wood stove.
- Check the condition of your fireplace screen. Is it in good condition and secure?
- Get a covered metal container ready to dispose of cooled ashes. (And keep it at least 10 feet from your home.
- Review fireplace safety with your kids!
- Make sure all portable space heaters have an automatic shut-off and are kept at least 3 feet away from anything that can burn (like bedding).
- Test all smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms!
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