Your safety is important to the men and women of the Riverside County Fire Department.
Explore the information below to learn about various safety topics.
Drowning is 100% Preventable
Click here to see a video of how quickly a dry Christmas Tree fire can
spread
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Christmas Tree Safety Tips
Holiday Safety
Candle Safety
Space Heaters
Top Ten Fire Safety Tips
Wildfire Safety
Get Out, Stay Out: Smoke Detectors and Family Escape Plan
Get Out, Stay Out: Smoke Detectors and Family Escape Plan
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Wildfire Safety
Natural Gas
Carbon Monoxide
Floods
Home Security Bars
Kitchen
Bees
Family Escape Plan
More than one thousand home fires break out in the United States
every day. Unfortunately, most families are not prepared. Make sure your family has a fire escape
plan, and that you practice what to do in an emergency.
Family Escape Plan Grid
Smoke Alarms
The good news? Over ninety three percent of all homes in the United
States have at least one smoke alarm. The bad news is that one third of them are not working. Make
sure your smoke alarms are operating correctly by testing them regularly.
Smoke Detector Maintenance
Matches and Lighters
Crawl Low Under Smoke
More than four thousand Americans die every year in fires. Most are
killed by the smoke, rather than the flames. In a fire, the cleanest air is low, near the floor.
So, to escape safely, crawl low, under the smoke.
Stop, Drop and Roll