3 feet can stop a heater disaster

Space heaters are involved in over 1,000 home fires a year, and many fatal heating fires start with one small mistake.

The biggest rules: keep it 3 feet from anything that can burn, plug it straight into a wall outlet, and never use extension cords or power strips.

Choose one with tip-over and overheat shutoff, then turn it off when you leave or go to bed. Never run it unattended.

Save this: 3 feet clear. Wall outlet only. Flat, hard surface. Safety shutoff. Off when you leave or sleep.