With cold weather here, it’s important to go over safety around the home especially when it comes to fires and keeping your house safe. There have been a few fires in our area over the weekend, and Matt Lewis with the fire protection department in Shelbyville, urges safety around wood-burning stoves and fireplace safety. He says if you’re going to have a secondary heat source, to have a good carbon monoxide detector.
When it comes to electric heaters, is to make sure they are away from animals and kids, and that there aren’t too many plugged in.
If there is a bit of snow, Lewis asks you to shovel around your fire hydrant so that it’s easier to find.
Matt Lewis appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show, live from our studios in downtown Shelbyville.
