Salem Fire & EMS Department

Safety Education

Are you ready for a tornado?

Information and safety tips on what you can do to prepare your home, yourself,
and your family for a tornado:

http://www.vdem.state.va.us/prepare/tornadfs.cfm

Fact Sheet: Floods And Flash Floods

Information on preparedness before a flood, during a flood, and what to do after flooding has occurred:

http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2891

Lightning Safety

Information on the dangers of lightning and lightning safety tips.

Lightning Can Kill -- Get to Shelter When You Hear the Sound of Thunder

Fire Safety

In Virginia 9 out of 10 wildfires are caused by human actions. They can be prevented by using common sense, following fire safety rules, and obeying fire laws. The links below provide more information on Fire Prevention and safety

News from the Virginia Department of Forestry

Home Fire Safety Tips from the Virginia Department of Forestry

Smokey Bear's Site

Firewise

Outdoor Fire Safety - from the United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters

More Safety Tips

For additional Safety tips, please visit Virginia Department of Emergency Management website: http://www.vdem.state.va.us/

For Consumer Product Safety Recalls, please visit the Consumer Products Safety Commission website: http://www.cpsc.gov/