Fire Safety
Brush Fires
To help protect your home around wildfires - Get leaves away from the home- Get all trash away from your home- Get furniture off your porch - Get firewood away from your home
- Wet down any areas around your house
Additional info can be found here with additional tips.
Home Fire Safety
Did you know that if a fire starts in your home you may have as little as two minutes to escape? During a fire, early warning from a working smoke alarm plus a fire escape plan that has been practiced regularly can save lives. Learn what else to do to keep your loved ones safe!
-Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
-Test smoke alarms every month. If they’re not working, change the batteries.
-Talk with all family members about a fire escape plan and practice the plan twice a year.
-If a fire occurs in your home, GET OUT, STAY OUT and CALL FOR HELP. Never go back inside for anything or anyone.
*Info from redcross.org*
Tips for Safe Outdoor Burning
Careless burning practices cause the majority of forest fires in West Virginia. Follow these simple guidelines when burning outdoors to ensure the safety of our forests and yourself.
-Stack debris in several small piles instead of one large one.-Never burn on dry, windy days.-Select a safe place away from overhead power lines, phone lines or other obstructions and where the fire cannot spread into the woods or weedy, brushy areas.-Clear at least a 10-foot area around the fire and make sure the area is clear of all burnable material.-Have water and tools on hand to extinguish anything that may escape the burn area.-Be conscientious of neighbors – Don’t burn debris that produces a lot of smoke at times when smoke does not rise. If the smoke spreads out near the ground instead of rising, put out the fire and burn another time.-Stay with the fire at all times until it is completely out.
-Leaving a fire unattended for any length of time is illegal.-Call 911 immediately if a fire does escape.**Contact local city government offices for possible burning ordinances before burning. **
*info from wvforestry.com*