Baseboard heater fire safety

A recent baseboard heater-related fire offers an important reminder to practice safety with heating devices. Fires caused by furniture, bedding, and other materials placed too close to baseboard and portable space heaters are the most common types of heating-related residential fires. As a reminder give your heaters space - one foot for baseboard heaters and three feet for portable space heaters.  Learn more: Home heating handout

Preventable Fire Alarms or "False Alarms"

A new Client Assistance Memo provides helpful information

Every year, the Seattle Fire Department responds to over 7,000 “false” or preventable fire alarms. Preventable alarms take first responders and fire engines out of service for other emergency calls. The large number of false alarms puts a heavy burden on the entire system. For this reason, Seattle has a citation penalty for “false alarms” or preventable fire alarms. The intent is to encourage maintenance and needed modification of alarm systems and discourage careless acts that result in alarm activation.

Learn strategies to reduce preventable alarms and how to find assistance here:

CAM 5970 Preventable or "False" Alarms 

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Apartment fire safety presentations

Schedule an apartment fire safety presentation for building residents and staff.

Topics include:

• How to respond safely to a building fire alarm
• How to respond to a fire inside your apartment
• The top fire hazards and how to prevent them

Request a presentation