Culver Fire Department Offers Halloween Safety Tips

As you prepare for Halloween this year, the Culver City Fire Department wants you to keep a few safety tips in mind to ensure a fun time for all.

Costumes

• Purchase costumes made of flame resistant or flame retardant material.

• When selecting a costume, make sure it is the right size to prevent trips and falls.

• Masks can obstruct vision-consider using make-up instead.

• Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers.

• Provide children with glow sticks or flashlights to help them to see, and to be seen by drivers.

Trick-or-Treating

• Young children should always be with an adult.

• Trick-or-treat in groups.

• Remind children to cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. Look left, right, and left again before crossing. Walk; do not run across the street.

• Only approach houses that have a porch light on or outside lights on.

• Tell children to stay away from open flames. Be sure they know how to stop, drop and roll if their clothing catches fire.

• Closely inspect all candy before allowing children to eat it. If in doubt, throw it out.

Decorations

• Keep decorations well away from all open flames and heat sources.

• It is safest to use a flashlight or battery-operated candle in jack-o-lanterns.

• If you are welcoming trick-or-treaters, make sure there is a clear path to your door and your porch light is on.

Driving

• Slow down and be especially alert in residential neighborhoods. Children are excited on Halloween and may move in unpredictable ways.

• Enter and exit driveways and alleys slowly and carefully.

• Eliminate any distractions inside your car so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings.

• Anticipate heavy pedestrian traffic and turn your headlights on earlier in the day to spot children from greater distances.

The Culver City Fire Department wishes everyone a safe and fun Halloween. For more Halloween safety ideas, please visit:

http://www.nfpa.org, http://www.safekids.org, http://www.cpsc.gov, http://www.nsc.org

 

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