I just love feeling prepared and generally on top of things in my home. I like to know that I’ve taken steps and got things in place in case anything should come up or an emergency should arise. Well, I’m sure just about everyone likes that feeling.
One of the most important areas of preparedness in the home is around Fire Safety. Since October is Fire Safety Month, this is a great opportunity for us have a little chat about it and for us both to take a little refresher course in fire safety. I know my house is definitely not up to snuff! Yet!
I’ve put together a free printable checklist to guide you along the way and there will even be a chance for you to win one of the most technologically advanced (and cutest!) smoke alarms available today!
Click through to keep reading and to get my easy tips for making your home safer for your family.
Courtenay Hartford is the author of creeklinehouse.com, a blog based on her adventures renovating a 120-year-old farmhouse in rural Ontario, Canada. On her blog, Courtenay shares interior design tips based on her own farmhouse and her work as founder and stylist of the interior photography firm Art & Spaces. She also writes about her farmhouse garden, plant-based recipes, family travel, and homekeeping best practices. Courtenay is the author of the book The Cleaning Ninja and has been featured in numerous magazines including Country Sampler Farmhouse Style, Better Homes and Gardens, Parents Magazine, Real Simple, and Our Homes.