Monthly Archives: December 2016
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Joy & Laughter
We hope your life will be filled with joy and laughter now during the holidays and throughout the New Year.
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Stuff This!
What's in your sock?
Ours is full of fun, useful & inexpensive preparedness!
From $1-$15 you can build a mini-survival kit out of these great safety items everyone needs!
Quick links to the featured items… (in stock!)
… and be sure to add either the Mini Glow LED Flashlight (LGGMWR) or Yellow Flashlight (L77AA)
BAM! You’ve got a 5 to 10 item emergency kit for around $10!
See our other “On SALE” ideas, too - or check out these great emergency & preparedness items:
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Gifts that give twice
Emergency, Survival, and First Aid Kits make great gifts that give twice… your gift recipients will appreciate what a thoughtful and caring gift you gave when they receive it, and they will think about you and really appreciate it when it comes time to use it down the road, too!
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Simple Winter and Holiday advice from the Department of Homeland Security
According to the
Official website of the Department of Homeland Security, you should:
- Stay off the road during and after a winter storm.
- Keep candles away from flammable materials.
- Keep an eye on food when cooking.
- Turn off holiday lights at night.
- Keep your tree watered, don’t let your holiday tree dry out.
- Shop securely online over the holidays.
Other Holiday Safety input:
Holidays and Drunk Drivers, Preparing for a Winter Storm and the Holidays Webinar, Travelling Safely during the Holidays, Holiday Health and Safety Tips, Holiday Travels: Is Your Home Safe While you are Away?
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Did you know?
Nearly half of holiday decoration fires happen because decorations are placed too close to a heat source.
It’s fun to decorate for the winter holidays, but holiday decorations can increase your risk for a home fire. As you deck the halls this season, be fire smart.
? Inspect holiday lights each year before you put them up. Throw away
light strands with frayed or pinched wires.
? Water your Christmas tree every day. A dry tree is dangerous because it
can catch on fire easily.
? Consider using battery-operated flameless candles, which can look,
smell and feel like real candles.
? If you do use lit candles, make sure they are in stable holders and place
them where they cannot be knocked down easily.For more information and free resources, visit www.usfa.fema.gov
ALSO READ: Deck the Halls, Don’t Burn Them
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Water Your Christmas Tree Every Day
A dry tree is dangerous, because it can catch on fire easily. Christmas trees account for hundreds of fires each year. Typically, shorts in electrical lights or open flames from candles, lighters or matches start tree fires. Well-watered trees are not a problem. A dry and neglected tree can be. Watch this dramatic demonstration video below!
See what happens when fire touches a dry tree and a properly maintained, well-watered tree... This video shows the ignition propensity of a properly maintained Fraser fir Christmas tree compared to that of a dry tree:
Maintained (Wet) Tree: Ignition occurs at 0 seconds; fire at ignition point on tree continues to burn but does not spread at 30 seconds; fire at ignition point on tree continues to burn but does not spread at 1 minute; fire at ignition point on tree did not spread, flames self-extinguish, and tree (trunk, branches, and needles) is fully intact at 1 minute and 30 seconds (end of video).
Dry Tree: Ignition occurs at 0 seconds; other tree branches become involved at 5 seconds; most of the tree is burning at 15 seconds; tree is fully engulfed in flames at 30 seconds; only the tree trunk and portions of some of the larger branches are intact after all the needles have burned away at 1 minute and 30 seconds (end of video).
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Put a Freeze on Winter Fires
The risk of having a home fire increases during the winter months: December, January, and February.
To help teach the public about winter fire hazards and ways to prevent them, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) are teaming up to promote “Put a Freeze on Winter Fires.”
Learn more:
Winter Preparedness for Your Business
Each week during the campaign, USFA will share helpful, practical tips to assist with making our homes and families safer. Follow #wintersafety on Twitter @usfire and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usfire.
For additional fire safety and prevention information, visit the USFA's website.
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