Fire safety in every home

Dear residents of the Kurchum region, with the onset of cold weather, the number of fires in residential private houses is increasing. The cause of these fires is a violation of fire safety rules during the construction and operation of furnaces, chimneys, electric heaters.
A fire can occur in every home, but first of all, where fire safety rules are violated daily. In order to prevent a fire, a tragedy in your home, you need to remember a few rules:
- Check the condition of furnaces and chimneys, timely eliminate the identified malfunctions. Do not light them with kerosene, gasoline or other flammable liquids.
- Carry out "cutting" the chimney of the furnace from combustible parts of the ceiling up to 500 mm;
- Seal the existing cracks in the stove and chimney, plaster and whitewash;
- in front of the furnace doors on the floor, nail a metal sheet with dimensions of at least 50-70;
- Do not overheat stoves and do not put sofas, tables, firewood and other combustible objects close to them;
- Do not install metal stoves that do not meet fire safety requirements;
- Extinguish the ashes from the furnace and pour them into pits no closer than 15 meters from the buildings;
- Do not use homemade electric heaters. When leaving home, turn off the lights and electric heaters;
- At least 3 times a month it is necessary to clean the chimneys from soot;
- Use ceramic, asbestos-cement and metal pipes for chimneys;
- Do not store hay, straw and other combustible materials in the attic;
In the event of a fire, immediately call 101 and clearly state what is on fire, the address and your last name.
REMEMBER!
By constantly observing fire safety rules, you will protect yourself and others from serious consequences.

OCHS Kurchumsky district