Summer Safety...

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Every year Americans look forward to summer vacations, camping, family reunions, picnics, and the Fourth of July. Summertime, however, also brings fires and injuries due to fireworks and outdoor grills. Annually more than 8,000 Americans are injured by fireworks and grill fires. More than half these injuries occur during the first week of July.

USFA's National Fire Data Center estimates that yearly outside cooking grills cause more than 6,000 fires, over 5 fatalities, more than 170 injuries, and $35 million in property loss. Gas grills alone cause over 2,700 fires, 80 injuries, and $11 million dollars damage. Most of the gas grill fires and explosions were caused by gas leaks, blocked tubes, and overfilled propane tanks.

In addition to outdoor cooking, improper use of fireworks causes more than 6,000 fires and more than $8 million in damage.

Lightning Facts...

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An average of 300 lightning injuries are reported each year.
Whether outside on land or water, lightning kills more American's than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods.
If you hear thunder, you may be close enough to be hit by lightning, even if the sky is clear. Lightning can easily travel 10 miles from a storm.
More than half of lightning deaths occur after the thunderstorm has passed or subsided. After a storm has passed, the danger of lightning strikes remains for approximately 30 minutes.
Source, Volunteer Firefighter's Magazine, August 2006


About Us Our History Our Members Our Apparatus Who We Serve Be A Volunteer Fire Safety News & Events Links Contact Us Return to Home Page	Fire Safety! SUMMER SAFETY \| LIGHTNING SAFETY CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS \| CLOTHES DRYER SAFETY *Summer Safety...* (click here to learn more about Summer safety) Every year Americans look forward to summer vacations, camping, family reunions, picnics, and the Fourth of July. Summertime, however, also brings fires and injuries due to fireworks and outdoor grills. Annually more than 8,000 Americans are injured by fireworks and grill fires. More than half these injuries occur during the first week of July. USFA's National Fire Data Center estimates that yearly outside cooking grills cause more than 6,000 fires, over 5 fatalities, more than 170 injuries, and $35 million in property loss. Gas grills alone cause over 2,700 fires, 80 injuries, and $11 million dollars damage. Most of the gas grill fires and explosions were caused by gas leaks, blocked tubes, and overfilled propane tanks. In addition to outdoor cooking, improper use of fireworks causes more than 6,000 fires and more than $8 million in damage. *Lightning Facts...* (click here to learn more about lightning safety) An average of 300 lightning injuries are reported each year. Whether outside on land or water, lightning kills more American's than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. If you hear thunder, you may be close enough to be hit by lightning, even if the sky is clear. Lightning can easily travel 10 miles from a storm. More than half of lightning deaths occur after the thunderstorm has passed or subsided. After a storm has passed, the danger of lightning strikes remains for approximately 30 minutes. Source, Volunteer Firefighter's Magazine, August 2006	Families of the New York Mills Fire District with a newborn get a smoke detector free of charge. Contact the firehouse for more information. Every home should have a smoke alarm on every level, and outside of sleeping areas. You can prevent tragedies by testing and maintaining your smoke alarms! All smoke alarms should be tested once a month, and their batteries replaced twice each year. Every year 3,000 people in the U.S. lose their lives in residential fires, usually caused from inhalation of smoke and gasses. Most deaths and injuries occur in fires that happen at night, when the victims are asleep. Smoke alarms save lives, prevent injuries, and minimize damage, because of early warning