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The Lake Oswego Fire Department is offering free home assessments for homes in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Assessments focus on the home ignition zone and provide recommendations on ways to protect your home from wildfire.
Recommendations may include:
- Remove flammable debris from your roof and gutters.
- Cut back tree limbs at least 10 feet from the roof line.
- Remove all combustible items from under your deck or porch.
- Plant fire-resistant plants.
- Keep grass mowed to less than 4 inches in height.
Did you know, winter is often the best time to thin, prune, trim back vegetation, and dispose of woody material and vegetation?
Fire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you as little as one or two minutes to escape safely once the alarm sounds.
Smoke alarms save lives. Smoke alarms play a vital role in reducing fire deaths and injuries.
For many of us, now that the spring season is well underway, our thoughts are turning to the lengthy to-do lists we’ve made of spring cleaning and repair projects we have yet to tackle.
Lithium-ion batteries supply power to many kinds of devices including smart phones, laptops, e-scooters and e-bikes, e-cigarettes, smoke alarms, toys, and even cars. If not used correctly, or if damaged, these batteries can catch on fire or explode.
Candles may be pretty to look at but they can be a cause of home fires — and home fire deaths. Remember, a candle is an open flame, which means that it can easily ignite anything that can burn.
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