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“Fire Safe Boating”
“Fire Safety for Small Boats”
Make Sure You Know Your Boat
- Install a smoke detector
- Test your smoke detector
- Make sure furnishings (Foam) are “Fire
Retardant”
- Protect wiring to avoid chafing
- Contain and vent all battery boxes
- Stock all “safety matches” vibration
can ignite…
Petroleum Hazards
- If necessary to carry extra fuels, use approved
containers
- Always use a funnel when pouring
- Make sure tanks vent directly overboard
- Have shutoff valves on fuel lines
- Stop the engine when refueling
- No Smoking when refueling
- Power OFF when refueling
- Clean any spillage and ventilate (Blowers) after
fueling
LPG
(Propane) Hazards
- Install a leak detection system
- Always use approved piping
- Secure cylinders properly
- Isolate cylinders when not in use
- Maintain adequate ventilation
- Install a carbon monoxide detector
(CO Kills)
- Propane is heavier than air and can fill the
bilge
- “Remove these vapors to avoid a fire or
explosion”
Firefighting Equipment
- Install and maintain an approved fire extinguisher
- Maintain fire extinguishers yearly
- Keep extinguishers readily available
 Class-A
Fires: Ordinary Combustibles like paper or wood
 Class-B
Fires: Fires that involved flammable liquids (gasoline)
 Class-C
Fires: Fires that involve “energized” electrical
 Class-D
Fires: Fires that involve flammable metal
Remember!!!
In
case of a fire…..
“Get Out” and “Stay
Out” 
- Fight the fire only if it’s safe to do
so!
- Isolate fuels and flammables
- Avoid other craft and alert them
- Prepare emergency grab-bag and life-raft
- Remove non-essential crew members
 Service
and inspect your fire extinguisher(s) yearly!!
They can’t help you if they
don’t work!!!
 For
more information on fire safety,
Contact the Ketchikan Fire Department @ 907-225-5940
or send us an email: 
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