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First Alert Home Safety Priority Checklist

February 14, 2021 by Rachel 14 Comments

Thank you First Alert for sponsoring this post. Help ensure your family is protected with CO alarms!

When we first moved into our forever home, it was in December of two years ago. The temperature had just dropped. We ended up having an issue with the plumbing in our century home that caused a weird odor. We knew it wasn’t carbon monoxide, but we were worried about another harmful gas. So we called the fire department and they came to check it out for us. Luckily, it was a false alarm and just due to the plumbing not having been used in a long time. I’ll never forget that feeling of urgency and needing to make sure our smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors were working. We use the first of the year and mid-year as the moments we test and change the batteries for all of our detectors. And that’s why I’ve created a First Alert Home Safety Priority Checklist.

Make a plan + communicate it

Before we get started with our twice-yearly First Alert Home Safety Priority checklist, you need a plan. My kids are still young, but making a plan for home safety was at the top of my checklist when we moved into our forever home. I wrote out a list of important phone numbers, laminated them, and hung them on our fridge; I’ve relayed how to make an emergency call from a cell phone; and we all have a place to meet outside a safe distance from the house if we need to exit the house in a hurry.

This is crucial. In case of an emergency, an outdoor meeting location is important for kids of all ages. My kids know we meet by the big tree in the backyard and wait for one another. They don’t go back in the house. Period.

Home Safety Priority Checklist

When we go through our home safety checklist, I remind my kids of our plan. Oftentimes they will sigh and say “I know, mom.” But, nonetheless, it’s important to repeat and remember.

Why you need to make home safety a priority

At some point in our lives, every single one of us has thought “oh, that won’t happen to me.” But something about growing older and wiser reminds us that, yes, that can happen to us. And, although it isn’t pleasant to think about, it is responsible to do so.

Being aware of the invisible dangers

In addition to things you can see, like fire, there are other potential, less obvious, dangers lurking behind the scenes. One of those invisible dangers is carbon monoxide.

Carbon monoxide

Carbon Monoxide is an invisible, odorless and tasteless gas that is produced from any fuel burning device in your home (like your furnace or gas fireplace). The only way to detect carbon monoxide is to install detectors on each floor and in every bedroom of your home. I trust First Alert to keep my family safe and to alert me in the case of a safety issue.

Home Safety Priority Checklist

According to the CDC, carbon monoxide is the number one cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the United States. Approximately 50,000 Americans visit emergency rooms each year with carbon monoxide poisoning. How scary is that!? I trust our First Alert carbon monoxide detectors to keep my family safe.

Our First Alert carbon monoxide detectors have a built-in 10-year sealed battery and don’t require installation. Once a month, I test the alarm with the test button, but other than that, we just leave it. It displays a digital temperature read as well. Which is super helpful.

Dangerous cords and surge protectors

Something you may not have visible in your home are dangerous cords. When electrical cords are fraying or damaged, that puts them at risk for starting house fires. Every few months you should be going through your cords (as well as surge protectors) to make sure they are not damaged. Check to make sure you aren’t overloading your outlets and surge protectors as well. As those can be a danger resulting in a house fire.

Use this printable home safety checklist

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Comments

  1. angela

    February 15, 2021 at 12:52 pm

    Really informative article for home safety.I going to save the checklist.Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  2. Alexa

    February 15, 2021 at 3:50 pm

    Really important post! Will need to save this!

    Reply
  3. Rosey

    February 15, 2021 at 8:01 pm

    Carbon Monoxide actually does concern me. I’ve been meaning to get an alarm for it.

    Reply
  4. Terence A.

    February 16, 2021 at 5:24 am

    Exposed electrical cords can be very dangerous. Thanks for this

    Reply
  5. Deborah Brooks

    February 16, 2021 at 8:04 am

    This is an excellent reminder for all of us! It is so important to check all of these things regularly and to have a CB monitor in the home.

    Reply
  6. denise

    February 16, 2021 at 9:26 am

    great tips – especially love the home safety check list. Will be printing this out myself.

    Reply
  7. Amber

    February 16, 2021 at 9:37 am

    This is so helpful and something that is so important for every family to actually sit down and go through. I always thought a fire extinguisher in the house was dumb until my husband started a kitchen fire. Could have been really bad!

    Reply
    • Nikki Wayne

      February 17, 2021 at 2:04 am

      Thanks for reminding these safety measures. I got to buy me a fire extinguisher.

      Reply
  8. Monidipa

    February 16, 2021 at 12:29 pm

    This list is really good. Good things and ways to keep our home safe

    Reply
  9. Tweenselmom

    February 16, 2021 at 11:17 pm

    This reminded me to buy a new fire extinguisher at home, ours is already expired.

    Reply
  10. Nadalie Bardo

    February 17, 2021 at 9:25 am

    So important! I also do not have a fire extinguisher, but I am ordering one today.

    Reply
  11. Mahnoor Khurram

    February 18, 2021 at 5:27 am

    So, so important. Kids need to know how to stay safe in case their parents aren’t home.

    Reply
  12. DCM

    July 7, 2023 at 9:23 pm

    It’s really important to know these ideas that home owners should follow through.

    Reply

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