Halloween decorations can be fun but come with safety risks, such as fire hazards from candles and tripping hazards from lawn items. Safety tips include supervising children, using well-fitted costumes with reflective tape, and ensuring fire alarms are functional. It's also advisable to provide allergy-friendly non-food treats and to check candy before consumption.

1. Candles may add a spooky flicker inside your
pumpkin but they also increase the risk of fire.
Especially with children running around in hard
to see out of costumes. Glow sticks and battery
powered candles are just as spooky but much safer.
Decorating the front lawn is lots of fun but make
sure to keep items away from walkways. People
come out at night on Halloween and you
wouldn’t want anyone to trip as they come
to get their treats.
64% of Americans decorate
for Halloween.
Candles are the cause
of 4% of all homes fires.
Nowadays, blow up ghosts and animatronic spiders
can be purchased at any hardware store. Refrain
from getting too many though as the more plugs
in a socket only increase the risk of electrocution or
an electrical fire.
If you do use candles, check to make sure fire
detectors are working properly. That way if there
is an accident you’ll be alerted in time to do
something.
3 out of 5 home fire deaths
happened in homes without
working fire alarms.
Home electrical fires
account for an estimated
51,000 fires each year.
It is safer if kids go out in groups and if a parent is
supervising. If you aren’t going out with your
children, make sure you know the route they’ll be
taking and let them know it is very important that
they stick to that route. This way you’ll know they’re
safe and can find them if necessary.
Advise children going out alone to only knock on
doors with the front light on and well-lit walkways.
Additionally, no one should ever enter another
person’s home or vehicle.
12% of children are allowed
to trick or treat alone.
No one under the age of 12
should trick or treat alone.
Make sure to check all candy before eating and
throw out any candy with holes or tears in the
packaging. Even if the candy hasn’t been tampered
with it could still be spoiled.
80% of all adults give out
candy on Halloween.
Always walk on the sidewalk when trick or treating
and check both ways before crossing the street.
Make sure your costume is clearly visible and add
reflective tape to make sure a car will absolutely
see you in the road.
Before children go out trick or treating, make sure
their costume fits well enough that they can see
and they won’t trip. Additionally, have them bring
a flashlight so others can see them even in the dark.
Halloween is one of the top
3 most dangerous holidays
for children.
Twice as many children are
killed crossing the road on
Halloween.
HALLOWEEN
SAFETY TIPS
Halloween is one of the most
anticipated nights of the year but it’s
also one of the most dangerous.
Follow these Halloween safety tips to keep
everyone safe on the spookiest of nights.
Call Hawk Security
for more information on home security
and take the first step to keeping your home
and your family safe!
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For some children, even the tiniest exposure to an
allergy can cause an anaphylactic allergic reaction,
sending them to the ER. Provide non-food item
options for those who are unable to collect candy
treats at Halloween. By using a teal pumpkin as
decoration, families will know that your house is allergy
friendly and that you offer non-food items such as
stickers, glow sticks, pencils and other fun trinkets.
1 in 13 children has
a food allergy