Hope-Jackson Fire Co. 

117 Main Street P0 Box 201. Hope, RI 02831-0201 Telephone (401)828-6460.

Emergency 911

Practice Fire Safety in Your Home!

FIRE PREVENTION TIPS

• Always keep emergency phone numbers available, "DIAL 911" in an emergency.

• In case of a fire in your house, get out first!

• Call the fire department from a neighbor’s house.

• Teach children not to hide during a fire. Teach them to get out of the house.

• Have an escape plan AND A MEETING PLACE!

• NEVER RE-ENTER A BURNING BUILDING, EVER – THAT’S OUR JOB!

• Smoke detectors will warn you of a fire. Test monthly, clean annually and change batteries at least annually.

• Keep fire extinguishers in your garage, kitchen and basement. Try ONE EXTINGUISHER on the fire, if you do not put it out, the fire is too big for you to fight, leave the building immediately and call the Fire Department.

• Maintain large, easy to see house numbers on your house at all times. If your house is a distance from the road then put numbers ON BOTH SIDES of your mailbox or a sign near the end of your driveway. Look at them when you come home at night, if you cannot read them easily then neither can we!

• Avoid using extension cords, especially small-wired cords used with high wattage appliances.

• Allow air space around the TV to prevent overheating.

• If a fuse blows find the cause. Replace the fuse with one of the correct size.

• Never peer into a closet or an attic with a lighted match, lighter or candle.

• Move flammable liquids away from heat sources.

• NEVER store gasoline in the home. Use outside storage.

• NEVER store propane tanks (from grill or otherwise) inside you home or an attached garage. A leak from the relief valve could fill the house with gas and cause an explosion.

• Never use gasoline to start a grill or add lighter fluid to an already started fire.

• Don't fill a hot lawnmower or other engine with gasoline, let it cool first.

• Have oil-heating equipment checked and cleaned annually.

• Remove rubbish. Do not store flammables near furnace or heater.

• Never allow extension cords to come in contact with electric heat. Keep obstructions, (especially flammables) away from front of heat minimum of 18".

• Keep portable space heaters away from people, curtains, and furniture minimum of 3'.

• NEVER use kerosene space heaters where people are sleeping.

• Curtains, towels or paper towels should not be used or put close to a stove.

• Smother a pan fire with a lid. Never use water. If cooking oil starts to smoke turn down the heat.

• Don't wear loose fitting clothes when you cook.

• Plan how to escape from your bedroom if the front door were blocked by smoke. You might have to use the window.

• Keep matches and lighters above the "strike" zone (too high for children to reach).

• Use a fireplace screen to prevent sparks from flying out.