Medical Oxygen Fire in Golden?

3/8/2022 (Permalink)

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Do you know that smoking materials are the leading heat source resulting in medical oxygen-related fires? The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that portable medical oxygen in the home has grown over the past decade. Medical oxygen adds a higher percentage of oxygen to the air a patient uses to breathe, and fire needs oxygen to burn. If a fire should start in an oxygen-enriched area, the material burning will burn more quickly. Homes where medical oxygen is used need specific fire safety rules to keep people safe from fire and burns.

SERVPRO® of Golden/Wheat Ridge/Evergreen offers these safety tips from the NFPA for staying safe around medical oxygen:

SAFETY TIPS

• There is no safe way to smoke in the home when oxygen is in use. A patient on oxygen should not smoke.
• Candles, matches, wood stoves, and even sparking toys can be ignition sources and should not be used in the home
• Keep oxygen cylinders at least five feet from a heat source, open flames, or electrical devices
• Body oil, hand lotion, and items containing oil and grease can easily ignite. Keep oil and grease away where oxygen is in use.
• Never use aerosol sprays containing combustible materials near the oxygen

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