Top Tips: Garage

Even if your garage is detached from your home, a fire that starts in the garage can easily spread.

Be extra careful in your garage, as it is normally a location where people store equipment and materials, many of which can be flammable. Use these tips and directions to stay as safe as possible in your garage.

Tips to Prevent a Garage Fire

• Handle gasoline and other highly flammable liquids carefully.  Keep gasoline out of children's sight and reach, and never store it near possible ignition sources.  Keep gasoline in an approved safety container, and replace worn or damaged containers immediately.  Clean any spills thoroughly at once.

• Follow all manufacturers instructions when using power tools and equipment (those with batteries or connected to an electrical outlet) especially near gasoline or flammable liquids.
  
  
• Remove your vehicle from the garage as soon as you start it.  An idling vehicle emits dangerous carbon monoxide. Never run a vehicle indoors, even if the garage is well ventilated.

Arm Yourself Properly in the Garage

• Keep an ABC-rated fire extinguisher within reach of your garage work areas to contain and fight small fires.
  
  

What To Do In Case Of Fire

• Evacuate the garage as quickly as possible and call 911 to call for help.