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not outside the room. If you aren’t going to be in the room, blow the candle out. Also,make sure everything is clear from things like candles or any other device that gets hot.” Also make sure your cooking appli-


ances are clear of any build up that may aid a fire, be it crumbs in a toaster, or grease build up on stoves.There are many fire-combative tools available to a homeowner that the Taber Fire Department can help train them in. “We will train people on how to use fire


extinguishers for free.There is also the knowl- edge of knowing the difference between oil fires and regular cooking fires.Do not put water on an oil fire,” said Swarbrick.“You can start your house on fire real quick.Water expands to 1,700 times its size when it boils. So if you put a cup of water on a boiling oil fire, you have 1,700 cups pushing that oil up.There are videos on line and they are quite frightening to watch.Keep a lid handy by your stove,so you can put it out quickly and snuff out the flames.” Fire departments are available for residential fire inspections.Quite


often,when the Taber Fire Department does its smoke alarm program, they will also help with a home-escape plan in case of fire, especially with the elderly. A working smoke alarm is a requirement in a house, where there should be one on every floor.While carbon monoxide detectors are not required, Swarbrick recommends them for the home, along with anoth- er by your sleeping quarters. Moving to the outside of the home, there are always potentials for


wildfires to spread. Cleaning eavestroughs,moving combustibles away from the house such as stacked wood,and keeping trees trimmed so there is no chance of overhang fires on the house are all maintenance tips to lessen the chance for a house fire. “You definitely want to keep any outside fires within fire pits and within the parametres of the Town of Taber bylaw, keeping flames at reasonable dimensions and away from anything combustible like fences,”said Swarbrick.“With overhanging trees, it can take just a moment for a fire to get away from you when you’re not paying atten- tion.”


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