Whenever I walk into a building, I immediately start to look at the hazards (fire or life safety) that are around. Not so I can pick them out and tell people that they aren't safe....it's just my nature. Then I log them in my head...maybe to use as a little case history. I'll probably mention it to someone who cares as well (which isn't as easy s it seems...to find someone who cares - that will be another bog post in the future).
Here's the deal....these things that I see are usually very easy things to fix. It may be as simple as moving the four propane tanks for the gas grill from in front of the exit door at an apartment building (two birds with one stone there....fire hazard and blocked exit). That doesn't cost any money to fix. Zilch. Zero. Nadda. Nothing.
But people don't make their place safe. And its not because they don't care (deep down they care...I know they do), rather, it's because they don't think like that. They don't see a blocked exit as an issue. They don't see loose, multiple propane tanks stored in an exit way as an issue. "Nobody uses that exit anyway!" Yup...I've been told that before.
What are some other cheap/free fixes?
- Clean up all of the things that are plugged into one outlet. Do you really need 12 things plugged into three power strips, plugged into one outlet? (If you have one power strip plugged into another power strip - it's time for an intervention)
- Clean up around your heater(s). Cardboard boxes full of plastics, paper, clothes, etc are great fuel for a fire. The heater is a great source of heat for a fire. The air around us is a great oxygen source for the fire. Get the fuel (boxes and other junk) away from the heater.
- Clean up....in general. It's a common theme. Clean up. Housekeeping is what the technical term would be. A messy place is just a fire waiting to happen.
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