Injury Prevention and Safety Tips
Date: Saturday, December 07, 2002 @ 01:22:03 PST
Topic: Public Education


Fire kills more Americans than all natural disasters combined. Every year more than 5,000 people die in fires, over 25,000 are injured, and direct property loss is estimated at over $9 billion. Many Americans believe "fires can only happen to other people-not to me and not in my home." Yet, over 80 percent of fire deaths occur in the home, most often claiming the lives of the young, the elderly, and the disadvantaged.

The list of information safety tips:

  • Childproofing Safety
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Extinguishers
  • Kitchen Fires
  • Seniors and People with Disabilities
  • Smoke Detectors
  • Where We Can Find You
  • Ten Tips For Safety


    Environmental Emergencies :

  • Africanized Honey Bees
  • Earthquakes
  • Extreme Heat
  • Flooding
  • Winter Storm


    WE HOPE THIS INFORMATION CAN HELP YOU LEARN SOMETHING THAT MAY SAVE YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE.







  • This article comes from LA County Fire .com
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