During the coldest part of the year, families often use electrical space heaters to add a little more warmth to areas inside the home.
Follow these safety tips with safety tips with space heaters:
Position them away from flammable materials, and outside of normal paths of walking.
Turn off portable space heaters when you leave the room and when you go to bed.
Plug space heaters directly into the wall.
Do not use space heaters with power strips or extension cords. Space heaters use higher electric current than can be safely handled by extension cords and power strips.