{"id":528,"date":"2021-02-05T11:42:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T16:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/?page_id=528"},"modified":"2021-02-05T11:42:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T16:42:38","slug":"electric-portable-space-heater-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/safety-information\/electric-portable-space-heater-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric Portable Space Heater Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the weather turns cold, it can bring a chill into our homes. Portable space heaters have become a popular way to supplement central heating or heat one room. If you plan to use portable electric space heaters, make sure to follow these tips and recommendations:<\/p>\n<p><strong>HEATER CHECKLIST<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Purchase a heater with the seal of a qualified testing laboratory.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the heater at least 3 feet (1 metre) away from anything that can burn, including people.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a heater with a thermostat and overheat protection.<\/li>\n<li>Place the heater on a solid, flat surface.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your heater has an auto shut-off to turn the heater off if it tips over.<\/li>\n<li>Keep space heaters out of the way of foot traffic. Never block an exit.<\/li>\n<li>Keep children away from the space heater.<\/li>\n<li>Plug the heater directly into the wall outlet. Never use an extension cord.<\/li>\n<li>Space heaters should be turned off and unplugged when you leave the room or go to bed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Source:NFPA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the weather turns cold, it can bring a chill into our homes. Portable space heaters have become a popular way to supplement central heating or heat one room. If you plan to use portable electric space heaters, make sure to follow these tips and recommendations: HEATER CHECKLIST Purchase a heater with the seal of  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-528","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 21:20:43","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/528\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}