Every home can be a potential fire hazard. With ordinary activities such as cooking and burning fuel for heating the home as probable causes for fires to break out, no one can be as safe. But you can make yourself feel safer around your home by following fire preventive measures that will lessen the risk of fire in your home.

• When you are cooking, never attempt to leave the kitchen when you still have a fire burning on the stove. Leaving a food cooking on the stove unattended or leaving the burners open has been seen as one of the leading causes of many home fires.
• Don't leave any combustible materials near a stove and make sure that you turn off the fire source when you are finished with your cooking.
• Keep small children away from the stove as much as possible to prevent them from playing with it which can be very dangerous.
  
  When cooking, make sure that you wear short and tight fitting sleeves in order avoid accidental contact with hot burners and ignite.
• When you are using heating equipment in your home, make sure that you allow at least three feet of space on all sides of your heater in order to provide enough ventilation as well as prevent them with coming into contact with other combustible components in your home such as walls and other materials.
• Remember to refuel your heater only when it has cooled up to prevent accidental ignition. And when you do refuel your heater, try to keep any open flames away such as candles and lit cigarettes. Inspect and clean your coal stoves, fireplaces and chimneys regularly.
• Try to avoid smoking when you find yourself sitting on such furniture. Do not put your ashtrays on top on upholstered chairs or sofas.
• Keep your upholstered furniture as far as possible from any heating source such as fireplaces and other equipment.
• Do not attempt to leave lite candles and open lamps at or near upholstered furniture. Keep electrical cords and appliances away from your upholstered furniture as they can heat up and easily cause a fire in your home if left unattended.
• Electricity can also be a prime cause of home fires. Make sure that you have a licensed electrician check your home to ensure that your home electrical system does not pose as a fire hazard. Make sure that all the necessary repairs are done at the earliest time possible.
• Make sure that any modifications made on your wiring are done according to existing building codes. Always make sure that you use the right fuse sizes and loads for the right circuit breakers. Don't try to place electrical cords under carpeting, mattresses or other combustible materials.
• When you use extension cords, do not attempt to plug in and turn on as many appliances as you can to prevent electrical overload which can create too much heat and cause fires. For lighting, make sure that you use the right bulb wattage for your lamps and lighting fixtures.
• Purchase only lamps and fixtures that are safety-tested by an independent safety testing and certification organization such as the Underwriter's Laboratories (UL).
• All around your home, there are many highly combustible materials lying around that can be a possible fire hazard. Make sure that you are able to store them correctly and handle them the proper way.
• Trash and rubbish should be kept in covered garbage cans and placed well away from any heat source to prevent them from becoming ready fuel for a fire.
• If you have gasoline around the house, make sure that you keep them in approved safety cans and stored in a room away from any heaters and open flame.
• Flammable chemicals should also be stored in special cabinets where they don't pose as a fire risk to your home.

Prevention is the best approach to minimizing the threat and having the motivation to do something about it will effectively help you succeed in it.