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Practice Safe Home Heating This Winter

The Home Safety Council wants families to stay safe and warm this winter. Space heaters, fireplaces and other common home heating devices increase fire risks during the cold winter months. Follow HSC’s simple safety tips to protect your family from fire and burn injuries all season.
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Protect Against Carbon Monoxide

The risk of poisoning from carbon monoxide (CO), an odorless and invisible gas, increases during the winter months when families turn to fuel-burning heating equipment like furnaces, wood stoves and kerosene heaters to heat their homes. Follow HSC’s advice to prevent CO poisoning in your home.
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The Home Safety Council® (HSC) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing home related injuries that result in nearly 20,000 deaths and 21 million medical visits on average each year. Through national programs, partnerships and the support of volunteers, HSC educates people of all ages about home safety. HSC provides educational resources for teachers, policy makers, corporations as well as fire and life safety experts to help educate and empower families to take actions that will increase the safety of their homes.

The Home Safety Council is the leading source for home safety tips, checklists and information about home fire safety, falls prevention, poison prevention, water safety, child safety, disaster preparedness as well as many other home safety topics. The Home Safety Council is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization located in Washington, DC.

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