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Administrative Services Division of Fire Safety Hazardous Materials Response Massachusetts Firefighting Academy CHARLES D. BAKER GOVERNOR KARYN E. POLITO LT. GOVERNOR THOMAS A. TURCO, III SECRETARY The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Department of Fire Services P.O. Box 1025 State Road Stow, Massachusetts 01775 (978) 5673100 Fax: (978) 5673121 www.mass.gov/dfs PETER J. OSTROSKEY STATE FIRE MARSHAL To: Heads of Fire Department From: Peter J. Ostroskey, State Fire Marshal Date: October 1, 2019 Subject: Smoke Alarm Public Awareness Campaign The Department of Fire Services will continue its smoke alarm public awareness campaign this fall to support local fire departments efforts to educate the public on the importance of working smoke alarms. The campaign “Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With” is designed to embrace a variety of key smoke alarm messages. Replace Aging Smoke Alarms The campaign is starting with radio and television public service announcements (PSA) that focus on replacing aging smoke alarms. The general public does not appear to be well informed that smoke alarms must be replaced after ten years. We plan to ask transit companies for ad space on buses around the state. Toolkit for Fire Departments A toolkit for local fire departments has been developed to support your local community education efforts. Feel free to use the logo in your materials, use the PSA, customize the opinion-editorial and local press release, and ask for space on local roadside message boards. To find the toolkit, go to www.mass.gov/dfs and search on DFS Public Awareness Campaigns or Smoke Alarm Public Awareness Campaign. As we move into the winter months, fire officials know we will see more fires and sadly more where there are no working smoke alarms. I hope that our united education efforts will reduce deaths and injuries from these fires.
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Administrative Services Division of Fire Safety

Hazardous Materials Response Massachusetts Firefighting Academy

CHARLES D. BAKER

GOVERNOR

KARYN E. POLITO

LT. GOVERNOR

THOMAS A. TURCO, III

SECRETARY

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Department of Fire Services

P.O. Box 1025 State Road

Stow, Massachusetts 01775

(978) 5673100 Fax: (978) 5673121

www.mass.gov/dfs

PETER J. OSTROSKEY

STATE FIRE MARSHAL

To: Heads of Fire Department

From: Peter J. Ostroskey, State Fire Marshal

Date: October 1, 2019

Subject: Smoke Alarm Public Awareness Campaign

The Department of Fire Services will continue its smoke alarm public awareness campaign

this fall to support local fire departments efforts to educate the public on the importance of

working smoke alarms. The campaign “Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With” is

designed to embrace a variety of key smoke alarm messages.

Replace Aging Smoke Alarms

The campaign is starting with radio and television public service announcements (PSA) that

focus on replacing aging smoke alarms. The general public does not appear to be well

informed that smoke alarms must be replaced after ten years. We plan to ask transit

companies for ad space on buses around the state.

Toolkit for Fire Departments

A toolkit for local fire departments has been developed to support your local community

education efforts. Feel free to use the logo in your materials, use the PSA, customize the

opinion-editorial and local press release, and ask for space on local roadside message

boards. To find the toolkit, go to www.mass.gov/dfs and search on DFS Public Awareness

Campaigns or Smoke Alarm Public Awareness Campaign.

As we move into the winter months, fire officials know we will see more fires and sadly

more where there are no working smoke alarms. I hope that our united education efforts will

reduce deaths and injuries from these fires.

Registration Register at DFS Learning Management System

Department of Fire Services Massachusetts Firefighting Academy

SENIOR FIRE OFFICER FORUM LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE ON TODAY’S DEMANDING FIREGROUND Presented By: Christopher Naum, Chief of Training, Command Institute (NY|DC)

This seminar is a thought-provoking presentation that challenges conventional fire service paradigms. Discussion will explore new strategic, tactical and operational considerations of building construction, new occupancies, and fire behavior in extreme compartments. It will integrate emerging concepts and insights into fireground tactical theory, examine what is needed for effective fire suppression and command operation today, and how to ensure operation excellence and firefighter safety. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Christopher Naum is a 44-year fire service veteran and a highly regarded national and international instructor, author, lecturer and fire officer. He is a distinguished authority on building construction issues that affect the fire and emergency services and has traveled throughout the United States and internationally delivering training programs on building construction, command management and operational safety. A former adjunct instructor with the National Fire Academy and current National Fallen Firefighter (NFFF) Firefighter Safety Advocate, he is a past member of the board of directors of the IAFC Safety, Health & Survival Section and a past vice-president with the International Society of Fire Service Instructors. A former architect and fire protection engineer, he was the 1987 ISFSI George D. Post National Fire Instructor of the Year.

Naum is the chief of training for the Command Institute (NY|DC) and is a consultant to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (USA) Firefighter Fatality Investigation & Prevention Program. He is a well-respected tactical theorist who researches emerging and cutting-edge strategic and tactical operational methodologies, concepts and practices based on fire research to improve fireground operations and firefighter safety. He is active in numerous national & international fire service programs and committees.

November 12, 2019 Activity Number: SFI Location: Massachusetts Firefighting

Academy,

One State Rd, Stow, MA

Time: 0900-1300 This forum is eligible for credit toward Fire Chief Credential.

September 24, 2019

The courses listed below are available at the time this calendar is created and are available through our new DFS Learning

Management System. Once in the system, follow the job aid “How to View the Training Calendar” to register for a course. To

access a list of scheduled sessions, please click HERE

~October 2019 ~

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 HazMat OLR 4-hr Ref, Swansea Flammable Gas, Easton Rapid Intervention Ref., Turners Falls

2 Structural Firefighting Practices, Springfield Academy FD Safety Officer, ISO, Stow SFOF Saving Those Who Save Others, Stow

3 CO Fundamentals of Transitional Fire Attack, Stow Academy Vehicle Extr, Hingham

4 5 Flashover Sim Trng, Great Barrington Skin Cancer Screening, Norwood Pumps & Hydraulics, Hanson

6 7 Homemade Explosives & Post Blast Trng, Stow Academy Advanced Structural Firefighting, Stow Academy

8

9 10 Fire Officer Strategy & Tactics, Stow

11 HazMat OLR 8-Hr Ref., Upton Confined Space Tech, Lenox

12 1st Responder Trng, Stow Academy

13 14 15 HazMat OLR 8-Hr Ref., Dedham Rope Rescue: Tech, Phillipston

16 HazMat OLR 8-Hr Ref., Dedham

17 HazMat OLR 8-Hr Ref., Dedham

18 19 HazMat OLR 8-Hr Ref., Nantucket Rural Water Support, Manchester

20 21 Hydrogen Safety -1st Responders, Stow Trench Rescue Tech, Lawrence

22 PFALSE, Ware Hydrogen Safety -1st Responders, Stow NFA Health & Safety Prog Mgr, Stow

23 Preparing for Active Threat & Mass Casualty, Stow Academy

24 Fire Prevention Officer -2, Springfield Academy Skin Cancer Screening, Andover

25 26 Emergency Veh Op Advanced, Shelburne Aerial Ladders, Shirley

27 28 HazMat OLR 8-Hr Ref., Dedham

29 30 31

September 24, 2019

The courses listed below are available at the time this calendar is created and are available through our new DFS Learning

Management System. Once in the system, follow the job aid “How to View the Training Calendar” to register for a course. To

access a list of scheduled sessions, please click HERE

~November 2019 ~

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 Emergency Veh Op Advanced, Wareham Rural Water Supply, Granville Thermal Inaging for Fireground Ops, Stow

3 4 HazMat OLR 8-Hr Ref., Sutton Rapid Inter for Public Safety Dispatcher, Duxbury

5 6 7 ICS for Structural Collapse, Brookline

8 9 Flashover Sim Trng, Tisbury Skin Cancer Screening, Norwood Pumps & Hydraulics, Blandford

10 11 12 SFOF Fireground Leadership, Stow Rope Rescue Tech, Hyannis

13 FD Safety Officer, ISO, Springfield

14 Basic Fire Investigation, Stow

15 16 CO Fundamentals of Trans Fire Attack, Stow Flashover Sim Trng, Barre Forcible Entry, Springfield

17 Flashover Sim Trng, Barre

18 Skin Cancer Screening, Norwood

19 20 21 22 23 Skin Cancer Screening, Norwood

24 25 26 27 28 29

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What’s the Fire Risk in November?

Fire Data Based on MFIRS Reporting, November 2009 - 2018

8% of all fires throughout the year

Average of 26 civilian injuries

Average of 35 fire service injuries

Average of 4 civilian deaths

Average of $17.2 million in dollars lost

Cooking continues to be the leading cause of residential fires, although cooking fires decreased this month.

Thanksgiving Day Fires

Thanksgiving has the most fires of any other day in the year. In 2018, 145 fires were reported to MFIRS on

Thanksgiving Day. 92% (133) of these fires occurred in people’s houses.

Heating fires increased from October.

From 2014 – 2018, there were 651 fires on Thanksgiving, causing 5 civilian injuries, 7 fire service injuries and

$890,497 in losses.

Thanksgiving Day had over twice (2.1 times) as many fires as the next closest day – Christmas Eve.

According to MFIRS

No one died in a fire on Thanksgiving Day in the past five years!

In the past five years there were only four deep fryer fires. There were none in 2018.

In the past five years there were no candle fires on Thanksgiving Day.

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Clothes dryers

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Smoking

Electrical

Heating

Cooking

Causes of Thanksgiving Day Residential Fires 2014 - 2018

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Educational Opportunities

Join us in November to promote our updated Cooking Fire Safety Public Awareness Campaign!

Our cooking campaign has tools for fire departments to promote cooking safety. The

campaign promotes two key messages: Stand By Your Pan to prevent cooking fires, and

Put a Lid on It as the best response to stove top fires. The tool kit includes palm cards, TV

spots, radio spots, two firehouse chef recipes, newspaper ads, and more to help fire

departments spread the word about cooking safety. The goal of this campaign is to

reduce the number of cooking fires on Thanksgiving and throughout the holiday season.

Keep Warm, Keep Safe During the Winter Heating Season

Use our Keep Warm, Keep Safe campaign to teach the public about winter

heating safety.

Heating is the second leading cause of home fires in the state. The Keep Warm,

Keep Safe campaign has a toolkit for fire educators to use to help prevent winter

home heating fires. The campaign includes a logo, TV and radio spots to air

locally, educational handouts to download, and a full color English/Spanish

pamphlet to order in quantity from the Massachusetts Health Promotion Clearinghouse.

More Winter Heating Safety Tips to Share

Have chimney and wood stove serviced before the heating season each year.

Make sure smoke and CO alarms are less than 10 years old and are working.

Make and practice a home escape plan with everyone in the household.

Keep all exits clear of clutter and know two ways out of every room in the house.

Change Your Clock. Check Your Alarms.

November is the end of daylight savings time. As we “fall back,” this is a good time to remind people to check their

alarms when they change their clocks. Learn more about the importance of maintaining smoke alarms on our website.

The Fire Data and Public Education Unit manages all public fire and safety education programs in the Office of the State Fire Marshal, including the Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) Program and the Senior SAFE Program. Technical assistance is provided to local fire departments, health educators, medical and public health professionals, classroom teachers, elder service providers, community and service organizations and others interested in life safety education.

Facts• Cooking related fires were

responsible for 45% of all fires reported in 1- & 2-family dwellings and over 86% of fires in apartments, dormitories, rooming houses and residential board and care facilities.

• Unattended cooking is the most frequent cause of this type of fire.

• The majority of victims injured in fires are hurt while attempting to fight the fire. Leave firefighting to trained professionals.

• In the event of a fire, leave the building immediately and call 9-1-1. All fires and burns, regard- less of size, should be reported to your local fire department.

• A working smoke alarm can double a family’s chances of surviving a fire.

• Test your alarms monthly. Change the batteries when you change your clocks.

• Don’t disable alarms to avoid false alarms while cooking. Relocate the alarm or replace it with a photoelectric type to minimize nuisance alarms from cooking. 9/19 DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES

Peter J. Ostroskey • State Fire Marshal

CookingFire & BurnSafety Tips

Fire Data and Public Education978-567-3380 • www.mass.gov/dfs

Cooking fires are the #1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries according to MFIRS statistics.

In 2018, there were 9,816 home fires in Massachusetts involving cooking. These incidents resulted in 1 civilian death, 46 civilian injuries, 29 firefighter injuries and an estimated $5.4 million in property damage. Cooking was the leading cause of residential fire injuries in 2018.

Cooking Safety Tips• Put a lid on a grease fire to smother

it, then turn off the heat. Baking soda will also work.

• Never move a burning pan. You can be badly burned or spread the fire.

• Never throw water or use a fire extinguisher on a grease fire. Water will only spread the fire and the force of the extinguisher can splash flaming grease out of the pan.

• Stand by your pan. Don’t leave food, grease or oils cooking on the stovetop unattended.

• Wear short or tight fitting sleeves when cooking. Loose fitting clothing can easily catch fire.

• If your clothing catches fire, STOP, DROP & ROLL to put out the flames. Put burns in cool running water. Call 9-1-1 for help.

• Keep pot handles turned inward to prevent accidental spills of hot contents.

• Create a three-foot “child-free zone” around the stove. Keep children and pets away from the stove while cooking to prevent burns and scalds.

Cooking Safety Tips (cont.)

• Keep combustible objects such as pot holders, towels, paper or plastic bags away from heating elements.

• For fires inside an oven or microwave, keep the door closed, turn off the appliance, and call the fire department.

• Don’t place any metal inside a microwave. Utensils, aluminum foil or twist-tie wraps can arc and cause a fire.

• Microwaved foods and liquids can become very hot. Use caution to avoid scalds.

• Unplug appliances, such as toasters and coffee makers, when not in use.

• Don’t use the oven to store items.

Covering a pan fire with a lid is the

safest way to put out the fire.

Datos • Los incendios relacionados con

la cocina fueron responsables del 45% de todos los incendios informados en viviendas de 1 y 2 familias y de más del 86% de los incendios en apartamentos, dormitorios, casas de alojamiento y residencias asistidas.

• Dejar alimentos que se están cocinando desatendidos es la causa más frecuente de este tipo de incendios.

• La mayoría de las víctimas lesionadas en incendios se lastiman cuando intentan apagar el fuego. Deje la tarea de apagar incendios a profesionales capacitados.

• En caso de incendio, abandone el edificio de inmediato y llame al 911. Todos los incendios independientemente de su tamaño, deben ser informados al departamento local de bomberos.

• Una alarma de humo en funcionamiento puede duplicar las posibilidades de una familia de sobrevivir a un incendio.

9/19 DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICESPeter J. Ostroskey • State Fire Marshal

Fire Data and Public Education978-567-3380 • www.mass.gov/dfs

Consejos de Seguridad Para Evitar Incendios y Quemaduras en la Cocina

• Pruebe las alarmas de humo todos los meses. Cambie las pilas cuando cambie la hora de su reloj o según lo que indique las instrucciones.

• No desactive las alarmas de humo para evitar falsas alarma mientras cocina. Reubique la alarma o remplácela por un tipo fotoeléctrico para minimizar alarmas molestas mientras cocina.

La Unidad de Datos y Educación Pública de Incendios (Fire Data and Public Edu-cation Unit) maneja todos los program-as de educación pública sobre incendios y seguridad en la Jefatura de Bomberos del Estado, inclusive el Programa de Educación sobre Concientización de Incendios para los Estudiantes o S.A.F.E. (Student Awareness of Fire Education). Se brinda asistencia técnica a depar-tamentos locales de bomberos, pro-fesionales médicos y de salud pública, maestros de escuela, proveedores de servicios para personas mayores, orga-nizaciones de la comunidad y de servi-cio y otras personas interesadas en la educación de la seguridad.

CUBRIR EL FUEGO DE UNA SARTÉN CON UNA TAPA

Spanish

Los incendios en la cocina son la causa número 1 de incendios domésticos y de lesiones por fuego en el hogar según las estadísticas del MFIRS.

En 2018, hubo 9,816 incendios domésticos en Massachusetts que involucraron el hecho de cocinar. Estos incidentes provocaron 1 fallecimiento de civiles, 46 lesiones de civiles, 29 lesiones de bomberos y aproximadamente $5.4 millones en daños a la propiedad.

Consejos de Seguridad al Cocinar• Si usted tiene un fuego producido

por grasa, sofoque las llamas deslizando con cuidado la tapa sobre el sartén y después apague

la hornilla. El bicarbonato de sodio también funcionará.

• Nunca mueva el sartén que se esta quemando. Al mover el sartén usted puede sufrir quemaduras graves o propagar el fuego. Para evitar que se vuelva a encender el sartén, deje la tapa puesta hasta que el sartén se haya enfriado por completo.

• No arroje nunca agua ni use un extintor de agua sobre el de fuego producido por grasa. El agua solamente propagará el fuego y la fuerza del extintor puede hacer que se salpique la grasa en llamas del sartén.

• No abandone la cocina. No deje sin supervisión lo que esta cocinando en la estufa.

• Use mangas cortas o ajustadas mientras cocina. La ropa suelta puede prenderse fuego con facilidad.

• Si su ropa se enciende, deténgase inmediatamente, tírese al suelo y cúbrase el rostro con las manos, ruede una y otra vez para apagar el fuego. Coloque las quemaduras bajo la corriente de agua fría. Llame al 911 para pedir ayuda.

• Mantenga los mangos de los sartenes hacia adentro para evitar derrames accidentales de contenidos calientes.

• Cree una “zona libre de niños” de tres pies alrededor de la estufa. Mantenga a los niños y a las mascotas lejos de la estufa mientras está cocinando para evitar quemaduras.

• Mantenga los objetos combustibles como toallas, bolsas de papel o plástico lejos de la estufa o elementos que se usan para calentar.

• En el caso de fuego dentro del horno o del microondas, mantenga la puerta cerrada, apague el electrodoméstico y llame al departamento de bomberos.

• No coloque ningún elemento de metal dentro del microondas. Los utensilios, el papel de aluminio o los cierres de alambre pueden formar un arco y provocar un incendio.

• Los alimentos y líquidos calentados en el microondas pueden estar muy calientes. Sea precavido para evitar quemaduras.

• Desenchufe los electrodomésticos, como tostadores y cafeteras, cuando no los esté utilizando.

• No use el horno para guardar cosas.NO ABANDONE LA COCINA CUANDO ESTE COCINANDO.

9/19 DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICESPeter J. Ostroskey • State Fire Marshal

Fire Data and Public Education978-567-3380 • www.mass.gov/dfs

Dicas de Segurança Para Evitar

Queimaduras e Incêndios

na Cozinha

Fatos • Incêndios na cozinha foram

responsáveis por 45% de todas as ocorrências de incêndios em habitações de 1 ou 2 famílias, e por mais de 86% dos incêndios em apartamentos, dormitórios, pensões e instalações residenciais que fornecem cuidados de saúde e alimentação.

• Cozinhar sem supervisão é a causa mais frequente desse tipo de incêndio.

• A maioria das pessoas feridas em incêndios machucam-se quando estão tentando apagar o fogo. Deixe a luta contra as chamas nas mãos dos profissionais com treinamento para fazer isso.

• No caso de incêndio, saia do prédio e ligue para 9-1-1. Todos os fogos e queimaduras, independente de seu tamanho, devem ser comunicados aos bombeiros locais.

• Um alarme de fumaça funcionando corretamente pode dobrar a probabilidade de uma família sobreviver a um incêndio.

• Teste os seus alarmes de fumaça todos os meses. Troque as baterias quando mudar os relógios para o horário de verão.

• Não desligue os alarmes de fumaça quando estiver cozinhando para evitar alarmes falsos. Coloque o detector em outro local ou substitua-o por um detector do tipo fotoelétrico para minimizar o incômodo de alarmes falsos quando você está cozinhando.

A Fire Data and Public Education Unit (Unidade de Educação Pública e Dados sobre Incêndios) gerencia todos os pro-gramas educativos públicos sobre segu-rança e incêndios no Office of the State Fire Marshal (Gabinete do Comandante do Corpo de Bombeiros Estadual), incluindo o Programa S.A.F.E. (Student Awareness of Fire Education ou Conscientização Estudan-til da Educação sobre Incêndios). É forne-cida assistência técnica às unidades locais do Corpo de Bombeiros, aos educadores de saúde, profissionais de saúde pública, médi-cos, professores de escolas, provedores de serviços para idosos, organizações de ser-viços, organizações comunitárias, e a outras pessoas ou organizações com interesse na educação para a segurança da vida.

USE UMA TAMPA PARA ABAFAR O FOGO.

Portugese

Fogos na cozinha são a prin-cipal causa de incêndios do-mésticos e ferimentos por queimaduras, de acordo com as estatísticas da MFIRS (Mas-sachusetts Fire Incident Re-porting System ou Sistema de Relatórios de Ocorrências de Incêndios de Massachusetts).

Em 2018, houve 9.816 incêndios do-mésticos em Massachusetts envolvendo fogos na cozinha. Estes incidentes resultaram na morte de 1 pessoas, 46 pessoas feridas, 29 bombeiros feridos e calcula-se que tenham sido causados danos aos imóveis na ordem de $5.4 milhões de dólares.

Dicas de Segurança na Cozinha• Coloque uma tampa para abafar o

fogo da panela que continha gordura ou óleo, depois desligue o fogão ou a trempe.

• Nunca mova uma panela que esteja pegando fogo. Você poderá se queimar seriamente ou espalhar o fogo.

• Nunca jogue água nem use um extintor de incêndio em um fogo em óleo ou gordura. A água só fará o fogo se espalhar e a força do extintor pode esparramar a gordura em chamas pela cozinha.

• Panela sozinha, incêndio na cozinha - Fique ao lado de sua panela. Não deixe alimentos, gordura ou óleo cozinhando no fogão sem supervisão.

• Use mangas curtas ou justas quando for cozinhar. Roupas largas e folgadas podem pegar fogo com facilidade.

• Se suas roupas pegarem fogo, PARE, DEITE-SE NO CHÃO E ROLE para apagar as chamas. Coloque suas queimaduras em água corrente fria. Ligue para 9-1-1 e peça ajuda.

• Mantenha as alças das panelas viradas para dentro do fogão para evitar acidentes com o derramamento acidental do conteúdo quente da panela.

• Crie uma “zona proibida para crianças” de 3 pés (1 m) em volta do fogão. Mantenha crianças e animais domésticos

longe do fogão quando estiver cozinhando, para evitar queimaduras no fogão ou com o derramamento de líquidos quentes.

• Mantenha objetos inflamáveis como pegadores de panela, toalhas e sacos de plástico ou de papel longe dos elementos de aquecimento do fogão.

• Para fogos dentro do forno ou do micro-ondas, mantenha a porta fechada, desligue o aparelho e chame os bombeiros.

• Não coloque nenhum objeto de metal dentro do micro-ondas. Utensílios, papel alumínio, ou os arames para fechar embalagens podem causar um curto e um incêndio.

• Alimentos e líquidos colocados no micro-ondas podem ficar muito quentes. Tenha cuidado para não queimar-se com líquidos ou alimentos quentes derramados.

• Desligue os eletrodomésticos, como torradeiras e cafeteiras, quando não estiverem em uso.

• Não use o forno para guardar objetos.

FIQUE NA COZINHA QUANTO ESTIVER COZINHANDO

Cobrir uma panela que está pegando fogo com uma

tampa é maneira mais se-gura de apagar o fogo.

WINTERHoliday Fire SafetyGIVE

LIFEthe gift of

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DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES Division of Fire Safety

978-567-3380 • www.mass.gov/dfsDEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES Peter J. Ostroskey • State Fire Marshal

• Unplug all lighting before retiring for the evening or leaving the house.

• Purchase lights and electric decorations which are listed by an approved testing agency such as Underwriters Laboratory (UL).

• Check all lighting for frayed wires, broken plugs, sockets, etc.

• Never overload outlets. Use no more than three strands of lights on a single extension cord.

• Never use candles on trees, near live or other flammable decorations.

• Blow out candles before leaving the room. Don't leave candles burning unattended.

• Consider buying new energy efficient LED lights that don't get as hot.

• Always use appropriate weatherproof lights outdoors.

• Never use candles as decorations.

• Keep trees away from heat.

• Never use a cut tree in a place of public assembly (apartment or hotel lobbies, restaurants, etc).

• Water a cut tree daily.

• Use a “non-tip” style tree stand.

• Use only fire retardant decorations.

• Never leave a lit tree unattended.

• Dispose of your tree properly, soon after the holiday, before the needles dry out.

• Artificial trees should have a fire retardant label.

• Never hang lights on a metallic tree.

TREE SAFETY BRIGHT LIGHTS

DÍAS FESTIVOSOTORGUEVIDA

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DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES Division of Fire Safety

978-567-3380 • www.mass.gov/dfsDEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES Peter J. Ostroskey • State Fire Marshal

• Desenchufe el sistema de luces eléctricas antes de acostarse o de salir de la casa.

• Compre luces y decoraciones eléctricas que han sido aprobadas por una agencia reconocida (por ejemplo, Underwriter's Laboratory.)

• Inspeccione los cables, enchufes y tomacorrientes para asegurar que estén en buena condiciones.

• Jamás sobrecargue el sistema eléctrico. Utilice no más de tres cables de luces por cada cable de extensión.

• Jamás ponga velas en las ramas del árbol, cerca de ramas decorativas, o cerca de decoraciones flamables.

• Fuera de casa utilice siempre luces a prueba de la intemperie.

• Jamás cuelgue luces en un árbol metálico.

• Jamás use velas para decorar el árbol.

• Mantenga el árbol lejos de la calefacción.

• Jamás exhiba un árbol vivo en lugares públicos (los vestibulas de hoteles o apartamentos, o restaurantes, por ejemplo.)

• Regue diario el árbol navideño.

• Como base de soporte utilice una que sea suficiente fuerte y segura.

• Utilice solamente decoraciones de materia incombustible.

• Jamás deje desatendido un árbol iluminado.

• Después de las celebraciones deseche el árbol apropriadamente, antes de que se seque.

• Los árboles de imitación deben llevar una etiqueta que dice que el árbol consta de materia incombustible.

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DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES Division of Fire Safety

978-567-3380 • www.mass.gov/dfsDEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES Peter J. Ostroskey • State Fire Marshal

Segurança Contra Incêndios nas

Datas Comemorativas

• Desligue toda a iluminação (piscas e cordões de luzes) antes de se retirar (dormir) a noite ou sair de casa.

• Compre luzes e decorações elétricas que estejam na lista de uma agência de testes aprovado como Underwriters Laboratory (UL).

• Verifique toda a iluminação por fios desencapados, plugues e tomadas quebrados, etc.

• Nunca sobrecarregue as tomadas. Não use mais de três fios de luzes em uma única extensão.

• Nunca use velas em árvores, próximo a fios ou decorações inflamáveis.

• Apague as velas antes de sair do ambiente. Não deixe velas acesas sem vigilância.

• Considere a compra de novas luzes de LED por serem eficientes e de não sobreaquecer.

• Sempre use luzes adequadas para a intempérie (ar livre).

• Nunca use velas como decoração.

• Mantenha as árvores afastadas do fogo/ lareira, etc.

• Nunca use uma árvores de natal em lugares onde haja concentraçâo pública (apartamento ou recepção de hotel, restaurantes, etc).

• Regar diariamente a árvore (se árvore for natural).

• Use uma árvore com “non-tip (com suporte de segurança)” para que fique de pé.

• Use apenas decorações feitas de materiais com retardantes de fogo.

• Nunca deixe sem atenção uma árvore com iluminação acesa.

• Descarte corretamente sua árvore, logo após o feriado, antes que algumas partes pontiagudas fiquem seca.

• As árvores artificiais devem ter uma etiqueta avisando que foi fabricada com materiais retardantes ao fogo.

• Nunca pendure luzes em uma árvore de metal.

SEGURANÇA COM AS ÀRVORES DE NATAL

BRILHANTES LUZES


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