Fire Safety - Comanche Nation Housing Authority

Install smoke alarms of every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
Test your smoke alarm monthly and change the batteries as required or at least once a year.
Never disable a smoke alarm or carbon monoxide detector. Smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years.
Create a fire escape plan and practice it with your family. Ensure that everyone knows their role in the plan and knows what to do in the event of a fire.
Teach Children what the smoke alarm sounds like and what to do when they hear one.
Carbon monoxide alarms should be installed outside of sleeping areas and on every level of the home.
Have fireplaces and other heating devices inspected by a qualified professional each year.
Never use water to extinguish a grease fire, use a tight fitting lid or cookie sheet to smother the fire, install a fire extinguisher rated for the kitchen near the cook stove or oven.
Do not store flammable liquids near heat sources such as water heaters or furnaces.
Keep three feet of clearance between heating equipment and combustible materials.
Never use a generator, grill, camp stove or other gasoline, propane, natural gas or charcoal-burning device inside a home, due to the fact that these devices produce deadly carbon monoxide gas. (Often called the silent killer, carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels burn in completely. In the home heating and cooking equipment that burn fuel can be sources of carbon monoxide.)