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Fire chief outlines winter fire-safety steps: heater placement, detectors, escape plans and holiday cautions
Summary
Fire Chief Jacob King advised residents to use space heaters with a 3-foot clearance and automatic shutoff, plug them directly into wall outlets, test smoke detectors at time changes, practice escape plans and consider LED candles to reduce fire risk during the holidays.
Fire Chief Jacob King used the city’s "Chief Chat" broadcast to give detailed winter fire-safety guidance for Springfield residents, covering space heaters, smoke detectors, escape plans, candle safety and clearing paths for emergency access.
"The biggest piece about space heaters is they definitely need space. So we're talking 3 feet 36 inches away from it. And you need the…
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