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Fire Safety Tips

Your safety is important to the men and women of the Riverside County Fire Department. Explore the information below to learn about various safety topics.

Top Ten Fire Safety Tips  

For the Kids

Click here to see a video of how quickly a dry Christmas Tree fire can spread .

Christmas Tree Safety Tips

Holiday Safety

Candle Safety

Space Heaters

NFPA's Sparky the Fire Dog

Wildfire Safety

Get Out, Stay Out: Smoke Detectors and Family Escape Plan

Natural Gas

Carbon Monoxide

Floods

Home Security Bars

Kitchen

Bees

Family Escape Plan Grid

More than one thousand home fires break out in the United States every day. Unfortunately, most families are not prepared. Make sure your family has a fire escape plan, and that you practice what to do in an emergency.

Smoke Detector Maintenance

The good news? Over ninety three percent of all homes in the United States have at least one smoke alarm. The bad news is that one third of them are not working. Make sure your smoke alarms are operating correctly by testing them regularly.