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Fire marshal cautions residents operating heating equipment
Published December 4, 2008, 7:22 pm, Danville Register & Bee
Heating equipment is listed as the second leading cause of home fires across the nation. From December through February, however, it rises to the rank of No. 1. Fire Marshal Robert Cardwell reports 10 house fires in Rockingham County during November, most due to misuse of winter heating equipment.
Portable heater safety
Published December 4, 2008, 12:38 pm, WLFI Lafayette
Staying safe can be as easy as checking your portable heater.
As temperatures fall, danger from space heaters rises
Published December 2, 2008, 8:30 pm, Dayton Daily News
The use and dangers of alternative home heating sources increase as the outside temperature decreases, local and state officials said.
Carbon monoxide a winter threat
Published December 1, 2008, 11:25 pm, The Steamboat Pilot & Today
With December comes the desire to shut the windows and doors, seal all the cracks from the threat of cold drafts and crank up the heater to keep warm during the long Routt County winter.
Saugus fire chief urges heater caution
Published December 1, 2008, 12:23 am, The Daily Item
While it hasn’t been completely determined, Fire Chief James Blanchard said the fire on Mount Vernon Street in October that left an elderly man homeless was likely started by a portable heater.
Winter brings house fire dangers
Published November 30, 2008, 10:08 pm, Macon Telegraph
As the temperatures drop, the number of house fires soar — with the majority of fire deaths typically occurring November though March, a Georgia fire officials says.
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