Domino’s Pizza is
delivering more than pizza this month. The pizza chain has partnered with NFPA to remind customers what they can do to
keep their homes safe from fire, and is delivering fire safety tips on its
pizza boxes throughout March—an ideal time to change the batteries in home
smoke detectors.
According to NFPA, about two-thirds of home fire deaths occur
in homes without working smoke alarms, or those that lack them altogether. As
part of the spring campaign, customers who order from participating stores may
be surprised when their delivery arrives aboard a fire engine. If all the smoke
alarms in the home are working, the pizza is free. If a smoke alarm is not
working, firefighters will replace the batteries or smoke alarm and leave the
home with a fully functioning fire safety device.
NFPA offers several spring cleaning home fire safety tips:
- Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half. Install smoke alarms inside every bedroom, outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. Test them at least monthly, and replace batteries at least once a year.
- The leading cause of home clothes dryer fires is failure to clean them. Clean the lint filter before or after each load of laundry, and remove lint that has collected around the drum. Keep the area around the dryer clear of boxes, cleaning supplies and clothing.
- Most cooking fires in the home involve the stove top. Keep anything that can catch fire—oven mitts, wood utensils, packaging, towels—away from the stove top. Stay in the kitchen when using the stove top.
- Extension cord fires outnumber fires ignited by permanent or detachable power cords by two to one. Do not run extension cords across doorways or under carpets. Have a qualified electrician add receptacle outlets to avoid using extension cords.
For more fire safety tips, visit www.nfpa.org/safetytips.
