TVF&R offers tips to avoid fires and injuries, Summertime Safety
Nothing puts a damper on your favorite summertime activity like a fire or injury. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue encourages you to follow these safety tips and adopt a fire safe attitude so your activities are remembered only for the fun!
Matches and Lighters: Tools for grown-ups – not toys for kids!
- Always keep matches and lighters out of reach of children. Teach children to tell an adult if they see matches or lighters within their reach.
Smoking Materials: Use the ashtray – not the roadway!
- During the summer months, TVF&R responds to a significant number of brush fires started from discarded cigarettes tossed out of vehicle windows or onto landscaping. Extinguish and discard cigarettes in an appropriate metal container or ashtray partially filled with sand or water.
Barbecue Safety: Fire up the grill – not the patio!
- Never leave your barbecue unattended and always have a hose, bucket of water, or fire extinguisher nearby in case of fire.
- Keep clothing, towels, and hot pads away from flames. Use long-handled barbecuing utensils and use charcoal lighter fluid sparingly and with caution.
- Always discard spent briquettes and warm ashes in a metal can far away from combustibles such as the deck, outdoor furniture, or house.
- When changing propane tanks/bottles, check the fittings to ensure a proper seal and fit.
Refinishing and Staining Products: Use caution!
- Refinishing products containing linseed and other oils generate their own heat. Wadded-up or folded rags can spontaneously ignite. Read and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Lay rags flat to dry on a non-combustible surface or place them in a METAL container partially filled with water and cover with a tight-fitting METAL lid.
For more safety tips, visit www.tvfr.com .
