Ameren, St. Louis Fire Department warn of summertime electrical hazards that could cause injury and
Ameren Missouri’s fire safety engineer Tim Frankenberg says there are 5 tips to stay safe to avoid summertime electrical hazards that could cause injury or fires.
The first one is having the wrong kind of exterior outlet. Exterior outlets should be upgraded to Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters(GFCIs). These are fast-acting circuit breakers designed to shut off electric power. Frankenberg says most electrocutions happen inside the home.
“We need to have those (GFCIs) year-round. We have a hazard whether we’re doing Christmas lights in the wintertime, or we’re doing things around the pool, around sprinklers or home improvements in the summertime,” Frankenberg said.
National data from the U.S. Fire Administration says in the last 10 years, electrical fires have increased by 6% nationwide.
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