- Ensure that appliances are properly adjusted and working to manufacturers’ instructions and local building codes
- Obtain annual inspection for heating systems, chimneys, and flues and have them cleaned by a qualified technician
- Open flues when fireplaces are in use.
- Use proper fuel in kerosene space heaters
- Do not use ovens and gas ranges to heat your home.
- Do not burn charcoal inside a home, cabin, recreational vehicle, or camper.
- Make sure stoves and heaters are vented to the outside and that exhaust systems do not leak.
- Do not use unvented gas or kerosene space heaters in enclosed spaces
- Never leave a car or lawn mower engine running in a shed or garage, or in any enclosed space
- Make sure your furnace has adequate intake of outside air
