National Pet Fire Safety Day

This coming Thursday is National Pet Fire Safety Day.  According to an American Kennel Club article, an estimated half a million pets are affected by a house fire each year and about 1,000 fires annually are accidentally started by pets.  That number astounded me.  Some tips from the AKC article on how to prevent these accidents:

• Don't leave open flames unattended
• Remove stove knobs (so that they cannot be accidentally turned by a pet)
• Don't leave glass water bowls on wooden decks (the sun's rays can be intensified by the water and the glass and actually cause the wooden deck to catch on fire)

The AKC has teamed up with ADT Security Services and the National Volunteer Fire Council to sponsor National Pet Fire Safety Day and will be giving out free Pet Alert Window Clings.  More info on how to get your window cling can be found at the bottom of this article.