{"id":323,"date":"2009-10-09T07:51:12","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T15:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/?p=323"},"modified":"2009-10-06T14:55:35","modified_gmt":"2009-10-06T22:55:35","slug":"dryer-and-washing-machine-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/?p=323","title":{"rendered":"Dryer and Washing Machine Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"426\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Dryers &amp; washing machines<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"22\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/images\/fire_belowblue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"22\" height=\"2\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/images\/spc.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/images\/spc.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"180\" align=\"right\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" width=\"170\" bgcolor=\"#0066cb\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" width=\"170\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/assets\/images\/\/\/Research%20and%20Reports\/NFPAsafetytips.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"NFPA Safety Tips\" width=\"167\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" width=\"165\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/assets\/images\/\/arrow_icon_light_blue_4x9.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"dot\" width=\"4\" height=\"9\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Do not operate the dryer without a lint filter. Clean lint filters before or after each use and remove accumulated lint from around the drum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/assets\/images\/\/arrow_icon_light_blue_4x9.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"dot\" width=\"4\" height=\"9\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Make sure that the dryer is plugged into an outlet suitable for its electrical needs as overloaded electrical outlets can result in blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/assets\/images\/\/arrow_icon_light_blue_4x9.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"dot\" width=\"4\" height=\"9\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Turn the dryer off when leaving the home.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/assets\/images\/\/arrow_icon_light_blue_4x9.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"dot\" width=\"4\" height=\"9\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Keep the dryer area clear of combustibles (i.e., boxes or clothing).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/assets\/images\/\/arrow_icon_light_blue_4x9.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"dot\" width=\"4\" height=\"9\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Dryers should be installed and serviced by a professional.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/assets\/images\/\/arrow_icon_light_blue_4x9.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"dot\" width=\"4\" height=\"9\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Have gas-powered dryers inspected by a professional regularly to ensure that the gas line and connection are intact.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/assets\/images\/\/\/Research%20and%20Reports\/washingmachine.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Washing machine\" width=\"130\" height=\"141\" align=\"right\" \/>Dryers and washing machines were involved in one out of every 21 home structure fires reported to U.S. fire departments in 2002-2005.<\/p>\n<p>Facts and figures<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dryers and washing machines were involved in an average of 18,280 home structure fires per year between\u00a02002 and 2005. These fires caused an average of\u00a026 deaths,\u00a0468 injuries and $198 million in direct property damage per year.<\/li>\n<li>Clothes dryers and washing machines were involved in 5% of the home structure fires reported between 2002 and 2005.<\/li>\n<li>Clothes dryers accounted for 92% of the fires; washing machines 5%, and washer and dryer combinations accounted for 3%.<\/li>\n<li>The leading cause of home clothes dryer and washer fires was failure to clean (29%), followed by unclassified mechanical failure or malfunction (23%).\u00a0Thirteen percent were caused by some type of electrical failure or short circuit.<\/li>\n<li>Over half of these fires started with either clothing (28%) or dust, fiber or lint (27%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: NFPA&#8217;s &#8220;Home Fires Involving Clothes Dryers and Washing Machines,&#8221; report by John R. Hall Jr., May 2008.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information on fire safety please go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\">www.nfpa.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dryers &amp; washing machines \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Do not operate the dryer without a lint filter. Clean lint filters before or after each use and remove accumulated lint from around the drum. Make sure that the dryer is plugged into an outlet suitable for its electrical needs as overloaded electrical outlets can result in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-publicsafety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=323"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323\/revisions\/344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}