Some of the most common reasons for fires, he says: Open flames which can be used for candles, cooking, or fire places and even overloading electric plugs inside your home.
“Space heaters -- they need to be plugged in directly into a wall, not in a power strip unit,” he explains. “If you overload them, they can actually overheat your wall plugs and it can cause an eletrical fire.”
Chief Green is also warning you to keep space heaters away from furniture, curtains, or synthetic materials. Fire Prevention Week is falling during a pretty dry weather period. Today, much of South Alabama was under a Red Flag Warning because of drought conditions. The National Weather Service is warning against outdoor burning for now.Suspected thief nabbed, others sought after daring pursuit
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