Its heating season again…and your friends and neighbors at Township of Spring Fire Rescue and our colleagues at the National Fire Protection Association would like you to remember some basic heating safety tips this season, because half of all heating fires occur during December, January ,and February.
* Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment, like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove, or portable space heater. * Have a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters. * Never use your oven to heat your home. * Have your heating equipment installed and serviced annually by a qualified professional. * Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed and always use the right kind of fuel, specified by the manufacturer, for fuel burning space heaters. * Make sure your fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Fireplace ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container and keep the container a safe distance away from your home.
