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Clothes Dryer Fire Safety

You are at higher risk of having a clothes dryer fire if you don’t clean your lint filter and dryer vents. Follow these simple safety tips to prevent a clothes dryer fire in your home.

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Cooking Fire Safety

Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home fire injuries. Know how to prevent a kitchen fire and what to do if you have one.

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Creating a Community Wildfire Protection Plan

The U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) Creating a Community Wildfire Protection Plan guide will assist you in making a CWPP. The form-fillable templates in the guide allow you to create an action plan and document assets at risk, forest/landscape health issues, and key stakeholders.

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Creating a Community Wildfire Protection Plan-Spanish

The Creating a Community Wildfire Protection Plan guide will assist you in making a CWPP. The form-fillable templates in the guide allow you to create an action plan and document assets at risk, forest/landscape health issues, and key stakeholders.

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Critical Health and Safety Issues in the Volunteer Fire Service

The volunteer fire service has its own distinct issues related to health and safety. This report identifies resources, provides references, suggests tools, illustrates best practices, and establishes goals and objectives for each issue to help departments improve firefighter safety, well-being and survival.

E-cigarette Fire Safety

Fires with electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) can happen while they are being used, charged or transported. Battery failures can lead to small explosions. Use e-cigarettes with caution and follow these safety tips.

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