Ø Put the toll-free Poison Help Number (1-800-2221222) into your home and cell phones. You should
also post it near your phone or on your refrigerator
for the babysitter. Hopefully you’ll never need it,
but it’s nice to have just in case.
Ø Check for lead-based paint. Remove any peeling
paint or chewable surfaces painted with lead-based
paint.
Of course, a live cockroach is not a bad solution
either, but that could lead to long-term consequences. I
don’t think I’ve ever been able to look at pineapple
juice quite the same way again.
HOME FIRE SPRINKLER COALITION
UNVEILS FREE, INTERACTIVE GUIDE FOR
CONSUMERS
From: www.homefiresprinkler.org
The new guide aims t o increase the awareness and
acceptance of fire sprinklers by U.S. homeowners. A
survey commissioned by HFSC shows that nearly 70
percent of homeowners say sprinklers increase a home's
value. Nearly half of respondents referred to a
sprinklered home as "desirable."
"If there's one thing we hear over and over again
from consumers, it's that they'd wish they'd known they
could have asked their homebuilder for home fire
sprinklers," says Lorraine Carli, HFSC's president and
NFPA's vice president of Outreach and Advocacy.
“Consumers in every community need access to the
facts about home fire dangers as well as the many
benefits of sprinkler protection. We are hopeful this
new guide will help more consumers end up living in a
fire-safe dream home."
See more at:
http://sprinkler.blog.nfpa.org/2014/02/the-home-firesprinkler-coalition-unveils-free-interactive-guide-forconsumers.html#sthash.wzJ7UzZT.dpuf
A screenshot from one of the new HFSC videos.
Looking for a fun and free way to get the word out
about all of the benefits of home fire sprinklers? Check
out all of the new content from the Home Fire Sprinkler
Coalition (HFSC), including an interactive video guide
offering a plethora of information on home fire
sprinklers. Users can click through direct links of
videos that answer common questions consumers might
have about operation, installation, maintenance, and
water usage, among other topics.