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Cultivate these safety habits in recreation to minimize re safety
hazards:
• Teach all occupants Fire Safety Practices. Consult your
local Fire Department and the NFPA (www.nfpa.org) for
more information.
• DO NOT leave a burning re of any kind unattended.
• Supervise children at all times around campres, grills
and stove-tops where there is open ame.
• Maintain a minimum three-foot area around campres,
grills, and tents are free of dry grass, leaves, pine
needles, wood, bushes, trees, or combustible materials.
• Be ready in advance to quickly and completely extinguish any type
of re at all times.
• Teach everyone how to use the P.A.S.S. method with a re
extinguisher.
• DO NOT store ammable materials in closed areas or by a heat source.
• When refueling motor vehicles rst turn off all pilot lights and
appliances in your camper.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
A re extinguisher is located on or near the door of your camper. Read all
user instructions on the re extinguisher in its user manual, found in your
Owner’s Packet. The extinguisher is designed for Class B (ammable liquid,
oil, or grease) and Class C (energized electrical) res as these are the most
common in recreational vehicles.
After all occupants are evacuated from the camper and before you use the
extinguisher in a re emergency, determine the cause and severity of the re.
• If the re is large or fueled by an oil product or other ammable
liquid, stay clear of the camper and let the re department handle it.
• If the re is very small and can be managed, use the re
extinguisher.
• Keep your back to the door so you can evacuate quickly if the re
gets out of hand or the camper becomes full of smoke.
• Remember that any oxygen supplied to a re may further fuel it.
When operating a re extinguisher, remember the acronym P.A.S.S.
P-ull the pin. Point the nozzle away from you.
A-im the nozzle at the base of the re.
S-queeze the lever gently and slowly.
S-weep the nozzle from side to side to extinguish the re.
Disposal. After using the re extinguisher contact the local re
department for instructions on disposing of your non-rellable dry
chemical re extinguisher. Replace the re extinguisher immediately.
While many things can be construed as
safety related, the most important is your
common sense. If you are careless with
matches, cigarettes, ammable material,
or any other hazardous material, we can
only hope you realize that potential for
accidents is greatly increased.
COMMON SENSE
Various safety and information labels
are attached to surfaces both inside
and outside your RV. These labels are
permanent and should not be removed
or relocated for any reason.
WARNING LABELS
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