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This section of our website is dedicated to keeping you up to date with what is going on in our community from a fire department perspective. We will eventually have a place for questions and answers that will provide you with the resources you need to keep your house and property safe. Until then please check out the resources we have made available.
ISO Ratings and Letters
We are constantly working toward keeping the cost of your property/casualty insurance as low as possible. We have been surveyed by the Public Protection Department and have been rated according to ISO analysis as being Class 6 inside our town limits. We also have a Class 8b rating outside our town limits. Below are letters you may present to your insurance company as verification of our ratings:
Smoke Alarms
- Have a working smoke alarm on each level of your home and outside bedrooms.
- Test smoke alarms monthly and change the batteries at least once a year.
- Install smoke alarms away from air vents.
- Install smoke alarms on the ceiling or wall, at least 4 inches from the corners.
- When affixed to walls, smoke alarms should be between 4 and 12 inches from the ceiling.
- Never disable or remove smoke alarm batteries.
Escape Planning
- Develop a fire escape plan with the members of your household and practice often.
- Know two ways to exit from every room in your home.
- Make sure that safety bars on windows can be opened from inside your home.
- Crawl low, under smoke.
- Feel closed doors. If hot, use another exit.
- Identify a place to meet outside in case of fire. Never re-enter a burning building.
- Escape first. Then call 9-1-1 for emergency assistance.
Fire Safety
- Keep clothes, blankets, curtains and other combustibles at least three feet from portable heaters.
- Place portable heaters where they will not tip over easily.
- Have chimneys cleaned and inspected annually by a professional.
- Clear the area around the hearth of debris, flammables and decorative materials.
- Always use a metal mesh screen with fireplaces and leave glass doors open while burning a fire.
- Keep clothes, towels and other combustibles away from stove burners.
- Never leave cooking unattended.
- Be sure your stove and small appliances are off before going to bed.
- Check for frayed wires and do not run cords under rugs or furniture.
- Never overload electrical sockets.
- Keep lighters and matches out of the reach of children.
- Never leave cigarettes unattended.
- Never smoke in bed.
More Links
Here are some other fire safety tips from the Calera Fire - Rescue and the National Fire Administration
- Holiday Season Fire Safety Tips
- Smoke Alarms
- Escape Planning
- Escape Planning
- Escape Planning
- Residential Fire Sprinklers
- Candle Fire Safety
- Cooking Fire Safety
- Turkey Fryer Safety Tips
- Home Heating and Fireplace Fire Safety
- Electrical Fire Safety
- Fire Extinguishers
- Smoking Fire Safety
- Bedroom Fire Safety
- Manufactured Home Fire Safety
- Rural Fire Safety
- Rural Fire Safety
- Wildfires