Christmas Fire Safety Tips may not be the way you want to start the festive season, however a house fire or another incident like a water leak could put a big damper on the festive mood. Below are just some safety tips to keep in mind.
- Make sure that you have fire smoke detectors properly installed and check that your fire/smoke alarms are working and have fresh batteries. Properly operating fire/smoke alarms are a requirement of many home insurance policies and in the event of a fire insurance claim your insurance company may not pay out if they are not present. More importantly a functioning alarm can give a vital warning to you and your family.
- Install carbon monoxide detectors. Fires, malfunctioning stoves and gas/oil boilers can release poisonous carbon monoxide into your home and it is not possible to see or detect this gas.
- Clean your Chimney particularly if you haven’t had your chimney cleaned recently or if you haven’t used your chimney in some time.
- Not cleaning your chimney can result in the build up in soot deposits which can ignite causing a chimney fire.
- if you have a stove have it checked by a qualified installer and ensure that it is correctly installed.
- A list of Christmas Fire Safety tips wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t deal with overloaded electrical outlets. Don’t overload sockets with multiple electrical appliances, adapters, extension leads etc.
- Be vigilant with the Christmas decorations as they are often made from flammable material and can cause your house to go on fire if they come in contact with naked flames or other ignition sources.
- Don’t leave the Christmas lights on if you are not in the room. You Christmas tree will dry out as it is in a warm dry environment and any source of ignition such as overheating Christmas lights can be enough to set your Christmas tree alight.