New Brunswick fire department provides holiday fire safety tips – New Brunswick | 24CA News
Following fires in Saint John and Fredericton, the Saint John Fire Department is offering ideas over the vacation season to maintain fires away from properties.
According to the hearth division, energy splitters, energy bars and extension cords have grow to be prime suspects for hearth hazards over the vacation season.
“People trust the electrical equipment that they used,” mentioned Roy Nolan, the Saint John hearth investigation captain.
“They have to be very extremely careful with electrical equipment, follow all manufacturer’s instructions. It doesn’t matter if it’s an extension cord, a power bar, or a three- or six-way splitter.”
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The winter months are a standard time for residents to make use of area heaters. The Saint John Fire Department famous that objects like these are vulnerable to catch hearth after they’re not stored in a well-ventilated space, positioned subsequent to garments or curtains and after they’re too near a wall.
The similar will be mentioned for different countertop objects like espresso pots and toasters.
“Manufacturer’s instructions are so important to make sure that you do not have anything combustible nearby … that particular device,” defined Nolan.
“Make sure it’s not underneath any sort of cabinet. We have now with a gift and play at this time of year we have a lot of lithium-ion batteries out there, rechargeable batteries, that if they don’t follow manufacturers instructions you could have a potential for a fire explosion.”
Last week’s hearth in Saint John introduced up considerations from Nolan about attic fires, that are typical to the world as a consequence of an absence of firewalls in older, historic properties. Without a concrete barrier between connected homes or condo buildings, fires can rapidly begin between them and circulation quick with no safety between dwelling areas.
The causes of the fires on Dec. 23 in Saint John and Dec. 25 in Fredericton are nonetheless underneath investigation.
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