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FAQ
DO YOU LIKE

TO WRITE? Frequently Asked Questions

MONTEREY

Calling All Loop Residents! We’re looking for a few writers
to contribute to your community magazine. It’s fun, easy, and COUNTY
a great way to get to know your neighbors better!

Here are some of the categories that we’re looking for... REGIONAL
• Better Than Ever — Loop residents are fun and
engaging. Share your and your neighbors’ stories
of inspiration and fun from the 50+ crowd! FIRE
• High School Students — Receive letters of
recommendation from Greet HWY 68 Loop for
your contributions as published writers. This • Precious Pets — We love our pets! Please send us DISTRICT
looks great on resumes and gives you an edge a short write-up telling us about your pet and some
when submitting college applications! of the fun or different things they do. Don’t forget
• Junior Writers, Middle and Elementary School to share a photo! If you’d like to write about some
Students — Do you like sports, dance, horseback of the pets in your neighborhood, let us know!
riding, art, or music? Please send us a short story BY MATT LUMADUE, MCRFD FIRE PREVENTION SPECIALIST
and a photograph of you doing what you like to do for Contact Laurie at Laurie.martin@n2co.com or call 272-
fun! Then get set to see yourself in the magazine! 4620 for details and information.

Greetings Greet HWY 68 Loop readers from Monterey combustion is taking place. Many smoke detectors sold these
County Regional Fire District. December is here, and days are smoke and carbon monoxide combination detectors.
temperatures are starting to cool down. As we get into the For more information, please visit NFPA.org.
winter months, we all want to stay warm and comfortable.
We would like to take this time to remind you of a few things BASED ON 2016-2020 ANNUAL AVERAGES:
that are important to remember as we fire up the fireplaces, • Space heaters were the type of heating equipment
wood stoves, and heaters. Please ensure all heating responsible for the largest shares of losses in home heating
equipment is in excellent condition and has been checked by equipment fires, accounting for one-third of the fires,
a certified technician or for safe use. but nearly nine out of ten deaths and four out of five of
For fireplaces and wood stoves, it is very important to the injuries in home fires caused by heating equipment.
make sure your chimney or flue is cleaned and does not have • Fires originating in a kitchen or cooking area accounted
any soot built up on the inside from previous years. Have a for the largest share of home heating fires (17%).
screen in front of any fireplace to prevent any embers from • While the larger (non-confined) fires involving fireplaces
“popping out” and landing inside the home. Ensure the top or chimneys were involved in fewer than one in ten fires
of your chimney or stove outlet has a metal mesh (3/8 to caused by heating equipment (7%), they caused just
½ inch) screen on it to prevent embers from escaping to over one-fifth of the direct property damage (22%).
the outside as well. Roofs and gutters are to be kept free of • Nearly half of the heating equipment fires (46%) occurred in
leaves, needles, and other vegetation at all times of the year, the three-month period from December through February.
and all tee branches should be pruned at least 10 feet away
from all chimneys and stove outlets. FAQ’s is a great source of accurate information provided to you by the Monterey County
Electric and space heaters should always have at least Regional Fire District.
three feet of space around them. Remember to turn off
heaters before you fall asleep. Avoid using extension cords
for heaters, and make sure they are not overloading circuits,
as heaters use quite a bit of electricity.
One of the most important things is to make sure you
have working carbon monoxide detectors installed anywhere

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