Joliet Fire Department

Summer Safety Tips

The Joliet Fire Department offers these
safety tips to make your summer safer.

To prevent scooter, bike and skateboard injuries wear a comfortable, well-fitted helmet. Be sure
the helmet sits level on the head, not rocking and always fastened.
Ride scooters and bikes on level, paved surfaces during daylight hours.
Come to a complete stop before crossing streets, driveways, paths or sidewalks. Then look left,
right and left again for car or pedestrians headed your way.
When using barbecue grills on decks be sure to leave sufficient space from siding and eaves.
Never walk away from cooking food and keep children and pets away from the grill.
Never add starter fluids to coals after they have been lit.
With gas grills, be sure the hose connection is tight. Applying soapy water to the hoses will
easily and safely reveal any leaks.
Always supervise swimming children. Make personal floatation devices available to all non-swimmers.
Check the depth of the water before diving in.
While camping, build your campfire down wind away from your tent.
Only use flashlights or battery powered lanterns inside the tent.
Always extinguish a campfire before going to bed and when leaving the campsite.
During fireworks displays stay back at least 500 feet.
One of every three fireworks injury is to the eyes.
Fireworks are gunpowder explosives. Even sparklers burn at 1,200 degrees and the
thin hot wires can cause serious harm.
If you find fireworks, do not touch them, direct authorities to them.
Leave any area where amateurs are using fireworks.

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