Winter Fire Safety

Heating is the second leading cause of U.S. home fires, deaths and injuries. December, January and February are the peak months for heating fires.

Space heaters are the type of equipment most often involved in home heating equipment fires, figuring in two of every five fires (40%).

Here is everything you need to know about keeping your family and home safe from fire this winter season!

Facts About Home Heating Fire

From 2013-2015, an average of 45,900 home heating fires occurred in the United States each year.
Heating was the second leading cause of home fires after cooking.
Home heating fires peaked in the early evening hours between 5 and 9 p.m. with the highest peak between 6 and 8 p.m.
Home heating fires peaked in January (21 percent) and declined to the lowest point from June to August.
Confined fires accounted for 75 percent of home heating fires.
Twenty-nine percent of the non-confined home heating fires happened because the heat source (like a space heater or fire place) was too close to things that can burn.

Home Heating Safety Tips

Christmas Tree Safety

Website Accessibility Policy

Belmont Fire Department is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Belmont Fire Department has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 8642777231

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Belmont Fire Department has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Belmont Fire Department regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 8642777231.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.