The Milton Fire-Rescue Department conducts free courtesy home safety evaluations as part of our efforts to keep people safe from fire and other hazards. This service is offered to Milton residents only and can be scheduled by telephone or e-mail.

As of your home's fire safety evaluation, Milton Fire-Rescue Department members will discuss with you various safety-related topics, such as:

• Fire escape planning and exit drills in the home (sometimes referred to as E.D.I.T.H.)
• Smoke detectors basics and maintenance
• Electrical safety
• Proper storage/use of chemicals, combustibles and flammables
• General home safety
• Severe weather preparedness

Requesting a Home Safety Evaluation

Home fire safety inspections can be scheduled between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

For more information or to schedule an inspection, please contact us at 678-242-2546 or via e-mail at Fire.Marshal@miltonga.gov.

Home Fire & Safety Information

Even if you don't schedule a home visit, Milton's fire department is glad to share brochures and other printed guides on fire and safety planning. You can request these by calling 678-242-2546 or emailing Fire.Marshal@miltonga.gov.

You can also refer to the following websites for fire safety-related training:

• National Fire Protection Association’s escape planning and home safety guides
• The US Fire Administration’s Kids Page provides online games, training, and information for Kids and Parents

Safety Tips for Families

We'd also encourage anyone to please take the time to read these tips and share them with your friends and relatives -- especially if you or they have children:

• Supervise young children closely. Do not leave them alone, even for short periods of time.
• Keep matches and lighters in a secured drawer or cabinet.
• Have your children tell you when and where they find matches and lighters.
• Check under beds and in closets for burned matches, as this could be evidence your child is playing with fire.
• Develop a home fire escape plan, practice it with your children and designate a meeting place outside.
• Take the mystery out of fire play by teaching children that fire is a tool, not a toy.
• Teach children the nature of fire. It is fast, hot, dark and deadly.
• Teach children not to hide from firefighters, but to get out quickly and call for help from another location.
• Show children how to crawl low on the floor, below the smoke, to get out of a house. And tell them to stay outside when there's a fire.
• Demonstrate how to stop, drop to the ground and roll if your clothes catch fire.
• Install smoke alarms on every level in your home.
• Familiarize children with the sound of your smoke alarm.
• Test the smoke alarm each month and replace the battery when you change your clocks for daylight savings time.
• Replace the smoke alarm every 10 years or as recommended by the manufacturer.
• The use of a fire extinguisher in the hands of a trained adult can be a life and property saving tool.