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# Candle Fire Safety Pictographs

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These pictographs will help you to overcome literacy barriers and communicate candle fire safety messages with pictures to high-risk populations.

Keep lit candles at least 12 inches from anything that can burn.View and download the pictograph

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Don't use lit candles in bedrooms, bathrooms and sleeping areas. Blow them out when you leave a room or home, or when you go to bed.View and download the pictograph

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When you use candles, place them in a sturdy, safe candle holder that will not burn or tip over. Consider using battery-operated flameless candles.View and download the pictograph

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Use flashlights, not candles if you have a power outage.View and download the pictograph

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