Home Fire Safety Inspection Checklist Template
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Home Fire Safety
Inspection Checklist
Kitchen
Bedrooms
Do you always stay at the stove side when
Is there a properly operating smoke alarm in
you are cooking with grease or oil?
each bedroom?
Is there a three-foot safety zone around the
Is there a home escape plan posted in each
stove to safeguard around small children?
bedroom?
Is the stove and adjacent area free of towels,
Does every room have two exits?
pot holders, and other combustibles?
Are windows easily opened?
Do you cook on the rear burners to ensure all
Do second floor bedrooms have a safety ladder?
pan handles are not hanging over the front of
the stove?
Do you have a designated meeting place? Does
everyone know where the meeting place is?
Are the cords on all appliances tied up so they
do not hang over the edge of the counter?
Is there a carbon monoxide detector installed on
the sleeping level of the home?
Is there a fire extinguisher available in the
kitchen?
Always sleep with your bedroom door
completely closed
Bathroom
Living Room/Family Room/Den
Are all outlets connected to a Ground Fault
Are all couches and chairs at least three feet
Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) breaker?
from fireplaces, wood stoves, or space heaters?
Are all electrical and grooming appliances
Do you have a screen in front of your fireplace
unplugged after each use?
or wood stove?
Are all candles placed in a proper sized holder
Is there a fireproof rug in front of the fireplace
and setting on a non-combustible surface?
or wood stove?
Are all medicines and cleaning supplies
Are all candles placed in a proper sized holder
secured in a cabinet with a locking device?
and setting on a non-combustible surface?
Is the bathroom vent fan cover removed to
Are all extension cords placed over rugs, not
allow for cleaning the fan, blades, and cover
through doorways, and not plugged into a
every six months? (ALWAYS DISCONNECT
second cord?
THE POWER FIRST!)
Are exit paths, stairs and doors clear of obstructions?
Are all light bulbs the proper wattage for the
Is there a carbon monoxide detector installed in
lighting fixtures they are in?
the living area of the home?
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