3800 University Boulevard
West University Place, TX  77005-2802
713-662-5837 - Phone
713-662-5303 - Fax

Alton Seward, Asst Chief/Fire Marshal

FOR EMERGENCIES, CALL 9-1-1

Click here to learn some alarming facts about home fires from the National Fire Protection Association

  Facts & figures to consider for seasonal safety:

• Generally, December, January and February are the deadliest months for fires.
• In recent years, the top three days for home fires were Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and Christmas Eve.
• Cooking and heating are the leading causes of home fires in the months of December through February.
• Home candle fires occur at nearly twice the rate in December as throughout the rest of the year, at least in part because of holiday decorations and rituals.

  SMOKE DETECTORS 

Many fire departments encourage people to change the battery in the smoke detector when they change their clocks, because it can be so easy to forget otherwise. A working smoke detector more than doubles a person's chances of surviving a home fire. More than 90 percent of homes in the United States have smoke detectors, but one-third are estimated to have worn-out or missing batteries. 

Brochures courtesy of Federal Emergency Management Agency and US Fire Administration

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