{"id":5051,"date":"2014-01-22T15:00:47","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T21:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/?p=5051"},"modified":"2022-08-17T16:11:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T21:11:28","slug":"space-heaters-are-a-leading-cause-of-fire-deaths-how-to-stay-warm-and-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/space-heaters-are-a-leading-cause-of-fire-deaths-how-to-stay-warm-and-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Heaters are a leading cause of fire deaths. How to stay warm and safe."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Portable Heater Safety\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9AMQ1ASnmNU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Space heaters are in\u00a0are involved in 79 percent of home heating fire deaths, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Most of these fire are due to improper use, not malfunctioning heaters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Half of fatal home space heater fires started because something was too close to the heater and ignited. Keep heaters and things that can burn at least three feet apart,\u201d said Lorraine Carli, NFPA\u2019s vice president of communications. \u201cHeating fires and the deaths they cause can usually be prevented with awareness and a few simple actions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use space heaters without burning the building down. You just need to follow a few safety tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Space Heater Safety Tips.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Only use UL, FM or ETL approved heaters.<\/li><li>Turn off your space heater before you go to bed or leave the room.<\/li><li>Only use space heaters with automatic shutoff so they turn off &nbsp;if tipped over.<\/li><li>Place space heater on solid, flat surface.<\/li><li>Plug power cords directly into outlets and never into an extension cord.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><tbody><tr><td>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Safe Indoor Portable Heater Recommendations:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" alt=\"HLSHRH314 Ribbon Radiant Heater by Holmes\u00ae\" src=\"\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/hlshrh314-ribbon-radiant-heater-17-1-2-x-6-1-2-x-11-light-brown.jpg\"><\/figure><\/td><td><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"BNRBCH4562EGM Ceramic Office Heater with Motion Sensor by Bionaire\u2122\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" alt=\"bnrbch4562egm-ceramic-office-heater-with-motion-sensor-1500w-black\" src=\"\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bnrbch4562egm-ceramic-office-heater-with-motion-sensor-1500w-black.jpg\"><\/figure><\/td><td>\u00a0<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" alt=\"hlshfh2986u-one-touch-whisper-quiet-1500w-power-heater-11-1-2w-x-9d-x-11h-white\" src=\"\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/hlshfh2986u-one-touch-whisper-quiet-1500w-power-heater-11-1-2w-x-9d-x-11h-white.jpg\"><\/figure><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ribbon Radiant Heater\u00a0by Holmes\u00ae<\/td><td>Ceramic Office Heater with Motion Sensor by Bionaire\u2122<\/td><td>\u00a0One-Touch Whisper Quiet 1500W Power Heater by Holmes\u00ae<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"29\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"buy-now-150x36\" src=\"\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/buy-now-150x36.jpg\"><\/figure><\/td><td><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"29\" class=\"wp-image-4725 alignleft\" alt=\"buy-now-150x36\" src=\"\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/buy-now-150x36.jpg\"><\/figure><\/td><td><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"29\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"buy-now-150x36\" src=\"\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/buy-now-150x36.jpg\"><\/figure><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Space heaters are in are involved in 79 percent of home heating fire deaths. 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