Medical Oxygen Safety
Portable medical oxygen in the home has grown over the past decade. Medical oxygen adds a higher percentage of oxygen to the air a patient uses to breathe. Fire needs oxygen to burn. If a fire should start in an oxygen-enriched area, the material burning will burn more quickly.
Homes where medical oxygen is used need specific fire safety rules to keep people safe from fire and burns.
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Statesville Fire Department Administration
822 Fifth Street
Statesville, NC 28677
704-878-3425
www.statesvillenc.net/fire-department