Fire Safety

OCTOBER MARKED NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION MONTH, BUT ANY TIME IS A GOOD TIME TO TAKE STEPS TOWARDS FIRE PREVENTION. EVERY MONTH YOU SHOULD TEST YOUR SMOKE ALARMS. IT’S EASY. JUST HIT THE TEST BUTTON. IF YOUR SMOKE ALARM HAS BATTERIES, REPLACE THEM ONCE A YEAR. THIS TIME OF YEAR IS PERFECT FOR THAT WHEN YOU RESET YOUR CLOCKS IN THE FALL. IF YOU HAVE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN THE HOME, MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT THE METERS ONCE A YEAR TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN THE GREEN AND FULLY CHARGED. IF NOT, REPLACE THEM. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO BE FIRE READY. THE FIRST THING I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS SMOKE ALARMS. THAT’S REALLY ONE OF THE SIMPLEST WAYS TO HELP PROTECT YOUR FAMILY. YOU’VE GOT SOME GREAT OPTIONS NOW, SO A LOT OF DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY HAS COME INTO PLAY. FOR EXAMPLE, WE WORK WITH ONE OF OUR PARTNERS KIDDE TO DEVELOP PRODUCTS LIKE THESE, 10-YEAR SEALED BATTERY INTELLIGENT WIRE-FREE INTERCONNECTED SMOKE ALARMS. AND DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WORKING FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ON EVERY LEVEL OF THE HOME AND THEN IN SOME SPECIAL AREAS LIKE KITCHENS AND GARAGES, FOR EXAMPLE. CHECK OUT HOMEDEPOT.COM/FIRESAFETY FOR MORE DETAILS.