Fire Safety

Smoke alarms

• Install smoke alarms inside every bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every level of the home.
• Test alarms monthly and replace any alarm that is 10 years old.
• New York requires sealed 10-year-battery alarms for most new installations.

Carbon monoxide

• Install CO alarms outside sleeping areas and on every level with fuel-burning appliances.
• If a CO alarm sounds, get outside to fresh air and call 911.

Have an escape plan

1. Know two ways out of every room.
2. Pick a meeting place outside, in front of the home.
3. Practice your plan twice a year — day and night.

Cooking safety

• Stay in the kitchen when frying, grilling or broiling.
• Keep a lid nearby to smother small grease fires. Never use water on a grease fire.

Heating safety

• Keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet from space heaters.
• Have chimneys inspected every year.

House numbers

Make sure your house number is visible from the street, day and night, so we can find you fast.