Sunday cartoon: Home Safe Home space heater safety

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BURRILLVILLE – With the extremely cold temperatures off and on during this season, it is very important to make sure that little kids are safe from potential burns in the home.

The Fearless Dino Protector Squad wants to remind adults and guardians to keep children at least three feet away from hot space heaters. The slightest touch from a child on a hot space heater could cause a severe burn that can be very painful and leave scars on unprotected areas of skin. The safest place to put a home space heater is at least three feet away from anything flammable that could possibly catch fire when coming in contact with a heat source in your apartment or house.

You should never dry clothes on a space heater. It is especially dangerous to dry outside clothing on space heaters including wet gloves, scarves, winter hats, sweaters and coats. Nothing should ever be placed on top of a hot space heater. Space heaters should not be placed in front of doorways, windows and exits from your apartment and house. If a space heater is near a wall it should be at least three feet away. Never put shoes or boots on the floor directly in front of a space heater. Never leave a space heater turned on unattended or when leaving your residence in order to help prevent a fire.

Space heaters are safe when properly used by an adult. Be safe. Avoid unintentional burns and prevent fires this winter season.

Jim Weicherding is a Burrillville resident, and the founder and creator of an award-winning traffic safety effort Seasons of Safety. Weicherding contributes kids’ coloring cartoons, which can be printed and used to help parents discuss safety issues with their children. He has a long list of police officers and firefighters in his family and has worked with law enforcement and firefighters in a creative public safety capacity for more than two decades.

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