Halloween 2022: Stay Spooky and Safe, Seattle – Fire Line

Halloween is simply across the nook and which means many celebrations for youngsters and adults alike! The Seattle Hearth Division needs your vacation to be enjoyable and SAFE. Observe these tricks to maintain all of the ghouls and goblins in your family secure:

• Lookout for trick-or-treaters and drive slowly in neighborhoods.
• Train youngsters to avoid open flames, together with jack-o-lanterns with candles.
• Put on reflective gear whereas trick-or-treating.
• When selecting costumes, avoid trailing materials, to forestall falls and damage.
• Train youngsters to avoid open flames, together with jack-o-lanterns with candles.
• Keep in mind to maintain exits away from decorations so nothing blocks an escape route. Ensure all smoke alarms within the dwelling are working.
• Use a battery-operated candle or glow stick in jack-o-lanterns.
• Keep away from utilizing dried flowers, corn stalks and crepe paper can catch hearth simply, maintain all decorations away from open flames and different warmth sources like light-bulbs and heaters.

Different useful assets from NFPA for planning your Halloween celebrations: https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Recordsdata/Public-Training/Sources/Security-tip-sheets/HalloweenSafetyTips.ashx#:~:textual content=Keeppercent20allpercent20decorationspercent20awaypercent20from,realpercent20candlepercent2Cpercent20usepercent20extremepercent20caution.

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