Tips for keeping your house safe and warm during the cold weather
Updated: 6:04 AM CST Jan 21, 2025
Tips for keeping your house safe and warm during the cold weather
Updated: 6:04 AM CST Jan 21, 2025
IOWA’S NEWS LEAD. AND AS THIS DANGEROUS COLD SETTLES IN, IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOUR HOME WARM SAFELY. WE TALKED TO JOSH HARDING. HE’S THE JASPER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. HE SAYS HOMEOWNERS OR RENTERS SHOULD SET THEIR HOME THERMOSTAT TO AT LEAST 64 DEGREES, EVEN IF THEY’RE LEAVING FOR THE HOLIDAYS. HE SAYS DON’T USE GAS OR A GENERATOR TO HEAT YOUR HOME. HARDING SAYS THE SIMPLE THINGS LIKE CLOSING THE FLU TO YOUR FIREPLACE CAN ACTUALLY SAVE YOU A FORTUNE THIS WINTER. IF YOU HAVE A FIREPLACE AND YOU’RE NOT RUNNING A FIRE CLOSE TO FLUE TO YOUR FIREPLACE BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY AN OPEN FLUE LET IS MUCH WARMER OUT IS HAVING LIKE A 40 INCH WINDOW OPEN. HARDING ALSO SAYS A LOT OF PEOPLE SLIP AND FALL OR PASS OUT WHILE THEY’RE SHOVELING THEIR DRIVEWAYS IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER. SO MAKE SURE YOU TELL A FAMILY MEMBER OR A FRIE
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Tips for keeping your house safe and warm during the cold weather
Updated: 6:04 AM CST Jan 21, 2025
As dangerously cold temperatures set in, here are some important reminders to keep your house safe and warm this winter.Do:Close your garage door.Keep your heat to at least 64 degrees.Seal cracks in windows and doors.Move furniture away from vents and radiators.Close the flue to the fireplace, if you're not running a fire.Plug space heaters directly into a wall and not an extension cord.Keep your heat on when leaving the house. Pipes can burst if it's too cold in your house.Don't:Don't use gas stoves or ovens to heat your home.Don't use a generator in your house.Interactive Radar | Weather AlertsSCHOOL CLOSINGS: See which districts are closed, delayed, or dismissing early here.Weather Aware: How to be prepared for winter weather hazards
DES MOINES, Iowa —
As dangerously cold temperatures set in, here are some important reminders to keep your house safe and warm this winter.
Do:
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- Close your garage door.
- Keep your heat to at least 64 degrees.
- Seal cracks in windows and doors.
- Move furniture away from vents and radiators.
- Close the flue to the fireplace, if you're not running a fire.
- Plug space heaters directly into a wall and not an extension cord.
- Keep your heat on when leaving the house. Pipes can burst if it's too cold in your house.
Don't:
- Don't use gas stoves or ovens to heat your home.
- Don't use a generator in your house.
Interactive Radar | Weather Alerts
SCHOOL CLOSINGS: See which districts are closed, delayed, or dismissing early here.
Weather Aware: How to be prepared for winter weather hazards