HOW AND WHY YOU SHOULD
REGULARLY CHECK YOUR
SMOKE DETECTORS
Each floor of your home, including the
basement, should be equipped with a smoke
detector. It’s also a good idea to put a smoke
detector in every room. However, the most
important thing of all is regularly checking that
they work properly.
HOW TO INSPECT SMOKE DETECTORS
Once a month, press the “test” button on each
of your smoke detectors. If you don’t fear
anything, replace the battery immediately.
In addition, you should confirm whether your
detectors can actually detect the presence of
smoke. Once a year blow out a candle under
them. If they don’t go off, then they need to be
replaced as soon as possible.
SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES
The best way to prevent casualties in the case
of a fire is to have functioning smoke
detectors. Here’s why.
• Most fire-related casualties occur overnight.
A smoke detector’s alarm allows occupants to
wake up and evacuate in time.
• Smoke inhalation is the leading cause of fire
related death. Smoke spreads quickly, and
occupants have on average two minutes to
evacuate, before smoke inhalation becomes
life threatening. Smoke detectors allow you to
react before it’s too late.
The bottom line is that well-functioning smoke
detectors are the best way to keep you and
your family safe.
THANK YOU
TO ALL OUR
LOCAL
FIREFIGHTERS
INSIDE:
Boardman Rural Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
East Umatilla County RFPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Athena Volunteer Fire Department
Helix RFPD; Weston RFPD
Echo Rural Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Heppner Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Ione Rural Fire Protection District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Lexington Volunteer Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Meacham Volunteer Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Milton-Freewater City Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . 14
Milton-Freewater Rural Fire Department . . . . . . . . 15
North Gilliam County RFPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Oregon Department of Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Oregon Military Dept. Wildland Fire Services . 19
Pendleton Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-23
Pilot Rock RFPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
South Gilliam County RFPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ukiah Volunteer Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Umatilla County Fire District 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-32
Umatilla Rural Fire Protection District . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Umatilla Tribal Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
U.S. Forest Service, Umatilla National Forest,
North Fork John Day Ranger District Fire Crew,
Heppner Ranger Station District Fire Crew,
Umatilla Veteran’s Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
A PUBLICATION OF THE
EAST OREGONIAN
AND HERMISTON HERALD
211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801
333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838
1-800-522-0255
www.eastoregonian.com
www.hermistonherald.com
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