Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs temperatures drop and heaters in homes are turned on, firefighters say they often see an increase in fire calls.Orange City Fire Captain Kyle Taylor says many of the fires his department investigates involve heating equipment that has not been properly maintained.\u201cTypically, what we find in the investigation is they have not been serviced throughout the year,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cSometimes with space heaters, it is a lack of care, where they are stored, what they are placed on and how they are plugged in.\u201dTaylor says some of the most common issues include items placed too close to heaters and unsafe electrical connections.\u201cSheets on the bed, blankets draping over or lying on the heater,\u201d he said. \u201cAs well as plugging them in where there are a lot of wires and connections. That can overheat the source.\u201dFire officials also warn against using secondhand space heaters. Taylor recommends buying new heaters and choosing models with built-in safety features, such as automatic shut-off systems that activate if the heater tips over.Another concern during the winter months is carbon monoxide poisoning. Taylor says incidents have occurred when people bring outdoor grills inside their homes in an effort to stay warm.\u201cIf not in an open, ventilated environment, they could build up that carbon monoxide and cause an issue for those individuals,\u201d he said.Taylor adds that simple steps such as checking smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and replacing batteries at least once a year can make a big difference.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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As temperatures drop and heaters in homes are turned on, firefighters say they often see an increase in fire calls.<\/p>\n
Orange City Fire Captain Kyle Taylor says many of the fires his department investigates involve heating equipment that has not been properly maintained.<\/p>\n
\u201cTypically, what we find in the investigation is they have not been serviced throughout the year,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cSometimes with space heaters, it is a lack of care, where they are stored, what they are placed on and how they are plugged in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taylor says some of the most common issues include items placed too close to heaters and unsafe electrical connections.<\/p>\n
\u201cSheets on the bed, blankets draping over or lying on the heater,\u201d he said. \u201cAs well as plugging them in where there are a lot of wires and connections. That can overheat the source.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fire officials also warn against using secondhand space heaters. Taylor recommends buying new heaters and choosing models with built-in safety features, such as automatic shut-off systems that activate if the heater tips over.<\/p>\n
Another concern during the winter months is carbon monoxide poisoning. Taylor says incidents have occurred when people bring outdoor grills inside their homes in an effort to stay warm.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf not in an open, ventilated environment, they could build up that carbon monoxide and cause an issue for those individuals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Taylor adds that simple steps such as checking smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and replacing batteries at least once a year can make a big difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fire officials urge heater safety as temperatures drop in Florida LIVE IN LONGWOOD. GREG FOX WESH TWO NEWS.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138170,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[67389,67391,67390,34326,28,30,29,67388,320,658,60236,65518,13598,1991,67393,67392,164],"class_list":["post-138169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-carbon-monoxide-poisoning","tag-common-issue","tag-fire-call","tag-fire-official","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-heater-safety","tag-home","tag-incident","tag-model","tag-space-heater","tag-taylor","tag-temperature","tag-unsafe-electrical-connection","tag-winter-month","tag-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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