Crime & Safety

Fire Prevention Week: Keep Your Home Safe

As part of fire prevention week, the Westhampton Beach Fire Department is offering these safety tips.

You never know when disaster might strike, but you can be prepared. As part of Fire Prevention Week, the is urging residents to take a few minutes this week to inspect their homes for safety.

One important thing to do this time of year, the fire department says is to check the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.  For more information, visit the fire department's website by clicking here.

Also as part of Fire Prevention Week, the fire department has been speaking to students about safety. Most recently, they were at taking to students about kitchen safety; what to do if they find themselves engulfed in smoke; how to dial 911; and talking to their families about a 'meeting place' in the event of a fire.

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The department is also putting out safety brochures throughout the village. Pick one up at the or .


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