Contra Costa County Fire Dept. Offers Halloween Safety Tips

Walnut Creek CA

28 October, 2021

2:37 PM

Description

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA -- The county fire department is offering safety tips for those who plan on going door to door this Halloween weekend. "If you plan to trick-or-treat this Sunday, make sure to wear fire resistant costumes & have flashlights to see in the dark," the fire department posted on social media today. "If you're driving, watch for children in the streets and enter/exit your driveway slowly." Happy Halloween! If you plan to trick-or-treat this Sunday, make sure to wear fire resistant costumes & have flashlights to see in the dark. If you're driving, watch for children in the streets and enter/exit your driveway slowly. For more tips, visit https://t.co/mCadj8XWMK. pic.twitter.com/1eomrXyNoW— Con Fire PIO (@ContraCostaFire) October 28, 2021 Other tips in a tweet posted by the department include choosing fire resistant costumes, keeping decorations away from open flames, using battery operated candles in jack-o-lanterns and keeping exits clear of decorations so that nothing blocks escape routes. More tips are available at http://cccfpd.org.