Fire Safety & Emergency Preparedness Information
Basic fire safety includes three main activities: 1. Preventing fires from happening, 2. Detecting smoke and fire in the initial stages and sounding an alarm or activating a sprinkler system, and 3. Evacuating safely during a fire emergency. The information sheets below provide tips in support of all three activities that can reduce both the incidence and severity of fires.
- Barbecue Fire Safety
- Burn Awareness
- Camping Fire Safety
- Candle Fire Safety
- Carbon Monoxide
- Change Your Clocks, Change Your Smoke Alarm Batteries
- Children Playing with Fire
- Children & Smoke Alarms
- Fire Safe Cooking
- Fire Basics
- Fire Escape Planning
- Fire Escape Planning in Apartments
- Fire Escape Planning for the Disabled
- Fire Escape Planning for Seniors
- Fire Extinguishers
- Fire Safety with Clothes Dryers
- Fire Safety with Electricity
- Fire Safety with Natural Gas
- Flammable Liquids
- Home Heating & Fire Safety
- Home Fire Hazards
- Prevent Wildland Fires
- Propane Safety
- Smoke Alarms
- Summer Fire Safety
- Summer Yard Maintenance
- Winter Holiday Season Fire Safety
Emergency Preparedness
Emergencies and disasters can occur anytime, anywhere. Some are seasonal, allowing you to prepare in advance. Others occur swiftly and without warning. Planning ahead and preparing for your family's needs can make a big difference in your ability to cope. You can lessen the impact of an emergency or disaster by knowing what to do before, during and after one occurs.
The information sheets below provide general information for personal and family emergency preparedness for a variety of natural and man-made disasters and emergencies.
- Personal and Family Checklist
- Blizzards & Road Travel
- Flooding
- Wildfires
- Tornadoes
- Flood Guide
- 72-hour Emergency Preparedness Guide
