Public Relations Officer
Katie Heck
11 Homestead Rd. S
Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
Phone: 239-303-5340
Email: katie.heck@lehighfd.com
Space heaters need space. That’s the key message to reduce the risk of home heating fires this December, January and February, when half of all U.S. heating home fires occur.
Did you know that space heaters annually account for 40 percent of reported U.S. home heating fires?
We encourage everyone to practice extreme caution when using space heaters this season. Keep things that can burn at least 3 feet away from space heaters, and create a three-foot “kid-free zone” around them.
Here are some other easy tips to follow when using portable electric heaters:
These fires are preventable! Share this information with your friends and family.