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Cooking, baking and hanging out in the kitchen is something we all do during the holiday season. Lots and lots of baking goes on in our kitchen. We do all sorts of treats like cookies, brownies, fudge and candies to cooking the holiday dinners and more! Everyone hangs out in the kitchen!
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With all of the cooking and baking going on, you have to be even more aware of fires or accidents in the kitchen. Did you know that cooking is the number one cause of home fires and injuries, and that the winter months are the deadliest season for home fires? Most fatal home fires happen in homes with no smoke alarm or no working alarm. That is something to think about, isn’t it? A simple solution? Make sure you have fire alarms that WORK, in every room in your home. Check the batteries OFTEN and make sure they are in working order. SO important. I cannot stress this enough :/
I recently saw in my Facebook feed, TWO families that had their homes catch on fire. One of the homes was completely destroyed and the other one is salvageable. Still, the damage is done, the heartache is there and the memories that the fire destroyed are gone forever 🙁 SO sad. I am not sure how the fires started, but just having working smoke alarms are SO important because you NEVER know..
Another thing that is very important to have within reach is a fire extinguisher. Especially in the kitchen where food is constantly being cooked. Don’t know what kind of fire extinguisher to have in your home? No problem choosing a fire extinguisher for your home is not hard. Just visit that linked article for some helpful hints!
Since it is the holidays and many of us have Christmas trees in our home, we also have to be very careful about the fresh trees getting dry. When they get dry, they make it a fire hazard. Check out tips on how you can help prevent a Christmas tree fire in your home.
I also tend to light more candles than any other time of the year, around the holidays. I have to remember where they are placed and to blow them out when I am not home or going to bed.
We really like to use Kidde’s new Worry-Free smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, which only use one battery for the life of the alarm to provide 24/7 fire safety protection, eliminating the hassles of low battery chirps and battery replacement. Also, if you have a two (or more) story home, you really should have a ladder available and ready to go. This is so important. The Kidde 3 story escape ladder would be a must for us, if we had a two-story home!
Also, always have an escape plan. Talk to you kids and let them know where you would meet, if there was a fire. Make a fire escape route and go over it often. You can check out the Kidde’s recent survey findings here, to find out more.
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Richard Hicks says
Yes, I place a high priority on checking our alarms on regular basis!
Michelle Tucker says
Yes, they are checked every 3 months.
Virginia Rowell says
No, sorry to say I don’t.
Les Johnson says
Yes, we check them every few months.
Stephanie Larison says
Honestly, not as much as I should. Bad, I know!
laurie says
no i dont have any fire alarms they quit working
Cori Westphal says
Only when they beep at me! But I do notice that the lights are working on them properly…
Birdiebee says
I check them 2x’s per year..
Kimberly says
We try to check them monthly and replace the batteries every 6 months.
Angela saver says
Yes, we change the batteries twice a year!
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Amy Z. says
We do try to regularly check our fire alarms.
Jennifer Tilson says
I’m not great about checking the fire alarms twice a year like I should.
Amanda Alvarado says
We check them about once a year!
Audra O'Hara says
We do check them about twice a year.
Meghan Finley says
Every 6 months
Tina says
Yes!
Jennifer Hiles says
No, I don’t but this is an excellent reminder. Something I need to start doing regularly.
Natalie F says
We check them two times a year (when we switch our clocks).
DEBRA GIFFORD says
I CHECK MINE TWICE A YEAR, SOMETIMES THREE TIMES.
Nancy Loring says
I only check my alarms when we change our clocks. I guess that is not enough.
Ann Fantom says
I check our fire alarms a few times a year when cleaning them
Cheryl says
We check our fire alarms at least twice a year.
Cynthia C says
I check them but probably not as often as I should.
Maryann D. says
I do check my fire alarms and test them and also change the batteries.
Kristie says
Yes! We just replaced them all a couple months ago actually 🙂
vickie couturier says
I check them at least every 2 months
Alison says
I have a bit of a fire phobia (oh, and OCD!), so I do check my fire alarms regularly. Probably way more often than necessary. I still get anxious about fire safety, though. Having a fire extinguisher would help to relieve that!
Linda Madden says
Yes, when the time changes to daylight savings time I check the batteries in my alarms.
Trish Clapper says
yes monthly