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|Car Seat Safety
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Fire Safety
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Carbon Monoxide Info |
Rip Currents
| CPR Training
Inhalant
Abuse Prevention |
Home Heating Safety |
Poison
Prevention |
Car Seat Safety
 Hampton
Fire & Rescue has specially certified firefighters that are
available to install and inspect your child's car seat to
ensure that it is properly and safely done as well as
instruct parents, family, and caregivers on how to install
it themselves. You can call 926-3316 to make an
appointment or stop by one of our fire stations to have
yours done.
American Academy of
Pediatrics -
Car
Safety Seats: A Guide for Families 2006
National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration -
www.buckleupamerica.org and
www.boosterseat.gov
Recalled Seats - U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission -
www.cpsc.gov or
1-800-638-2772
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Fire Safety
If you have any
fire safety questions you can always call our Fire
Prevention Bureau at 929-1920 Monday through Friday between
8am-5pm or the on duty Shift Commander at 926-3316.
You can also visit the web sites below to find more
information about fire safety including home escape plans,
smoke detectors, home safety checks, and much more.
National Fire
Protection Association
www.nfpa.org
United States Fire
Administration for
Home Fire Safety information
Home Fire Safety Checklist
Home Fire Escape Plan
Five Escape Strategies
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Carbon Monoxide Info
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas
that can escape from any fuel-burning appliance or motor
vehicle and has increasingly more harmful effects on your
body as the concentration increases that could lead to
severe injury or death. Below are a few websites with
information on how to protect yourself and prevent CO
problems.
US Fire Administration
US Environmental Protection
Agency-Indoor Air Quality
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Rip Currents
A rip current is a
strong, narrow, surface current that flows rapidly away from
the shore, returning the water carried landward by waves. Be
sure to always consult with the lifeguards for the
conditions that day and take note of the warning signs and
flags. This will help make your visit to the beach
safe and fun.
National Weather Service Rip Current Safety
United States Lifesaving
Administration
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CPR Training
If you are interested
in learning CPR you can contact Deputy Fire Chief Chris
Silver at 929-5810 to find out about upcoming classes.
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Inhalant Abuse Prevention
For more information
on the prevention of inhalant abuse a few of many available
websites is listed below.
Alliance for Consumer
Education
www.inhalant.org
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
www.inhalants.org
New England Inhalant Abuse Prevention
Coalition
www.inhalantabusetraining.org
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Home
Heating Safety
The Hampton Fire
Department Wants to Keep You Safe and Warm This Winter
As
the temperature outside drops, Hampton families take to the
indoors to keep safe and warm. What they may not realize is
that turning up the heat can increase the risk of home
heating fires. Below are a few facts that you should know.
Heating Fast Facts
PDF
Heating Talking Points
PDF
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Poison
Prevention
Every day thousands of new parents assume the
responsibility of caring for and protecting a child. Many of
these first-time caregivers are unaware of the dangers of
unintentional poisonings often related to medicines and
household products commonly found in the home, such as
personal care products, over-the-counter pain relievers and
cleaning substances.
From 2002 through 2004, about 36 children
younger than 5 died each year as a result of ingesting
poisonous substances found in and around the home. In 2005
about 91,000 young children visited hospital emergency rooms
and more than one million calls were placed to poison
control centers as a result of unintentional poisoning. To
prevent these incidents, Hampton Fire recommends the
following safety steps:
1. Keep all household chemicals
and medicines locked up, out of sight and out of reach.
2. Use child-resistant packaging
properly by closing the container securely after each use.
Some products also come in child-resistant blister cards,
which avoid the need to re-secure.
3. Call 911 immediately in case of
poisoning.
4. When products are in use, never
let young children out of your sight, even if you must take
them along when answering the phone or doorbell.
5. Keep items in original
containers.
6. Leave the original labels on
all products, and read the label before using to understand
correct use and dosage.
7. Do not put decorative lamps and
candles that contain lamp oil where children can reach them.
Lamp oil can be very toxic if ingested by young children.
8. Always turn the light on when
giving or taking medicine. Check the dosage every time.
9. Avoid taking medicine in front
of children. Refer to medicine as "medicine," not "candy."
10. Clean out the medicine cabinet
periodically and safely dispose of unneeded and outdated
medicines.
Poison Prevention Website
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www.poisonprevention.org
New Hampshire Poison Information Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
Emergency Phone: (800) 562-8236 (NH only);
(603) 650-8000
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