Adults with intellectual disabilities may be particularly vulnerable in an emergency. But a training Wednesday at Costa Mesa's Project Independence empowered clients to be disaster ready.
Photograph by Chris Snitko, Modern Take Media
“If you get the small fire extinguishers from the store for your kitchen and laundry room, make sure you’re replacing them about once a year. There is an expiration date on the side of the extinguisher. And always clean out your lint traps in your dryer not just the screen, but also the part below it, and the hoses that run from your dryer outside your house. Lint can get trapped in there and spark a fire if the dryer gets really hot.”
Ryan O’Connor, City of Orange Deputy Fire Marshal