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Your Safety

Logo at 100 dpiYour 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 .

Christmas Tree Safety Tips

Holiday Safety

Candle Safety

Space Heaters

For the Kids

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 (PDF)

Wildfire Safety

Natural Gas

Carbon Monoxide

Floods

Home Security Bars PDF Icon

Kitchen PDF Icon

Bees PDF Icon



Family Escape Plan audio
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 audio
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 audio

Crawl Low Under Smoke audio  
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 audio   

 




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