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Prevention of Match/Lighter Use by Children
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Buy child-resistant
lighters.
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Keep all
matches and lighters out of sight in a high, locked cabinet.
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Teach
children they must ask for parent permission before touching matches or
lighters.
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Children,
as young as 8 years old, can be arrested for burning objects or causing a
fire.
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Children
under 8 who use matches with parent supervision are 50 percent more likely
to use matches later without the parent’s knowledge than children not
allowed to use matches at all.
Never leave your young children unattended, not even for a couple of
minutes. The youngest child in Sacramento history that used a bbq
lighter and caused a house fire was 18 months old.
 Show
your children how to be fire safe: have working smoke detectors outside
all sleeping areas and on every level of your home.- Allow your children to watch you test your
detectors once a month by pushing the test button to make sure they are
working. Replace smoke detectors after 10 years.
Plan and practice an escape plan with everyone in the household.- Make sure there are two ways out of every room.
- If you see fire or smoke, get out right away,
crawling low under the smoke.
- Have a meeting place outside, away from your home,
where everyone can meet after escaping from the fire. Call 9-1-1 from a
neighbor’s home.
Teach everyone to stop, drop and roll if his or her clothes catch fire.
For more fire and life safety information, contact METRO FIRE at (916)
566-4000
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