Tips for Halloween Trick-or-Treating

The McMechen Volunteer Fire Department is encouraging the public to be especially careful during Halloween. To help, the Fire Department offers the following tips:

For drivers:

• Slow down in residential areas.
• Obey all traffic signs and signals.
• Enter and exit driveways and alleys slowly.

For children and teens:

• Travel only in familiar areas.
• Pin a piece of paper with a name, address and telephone number on younger children's clothes.
• Take treats home to be inspected before eating. (Be extra careful with fruit, inspecting the surface for punctures.)
• Never enter a home or apartment building without an adult.

For everyone:

• Remove tools, ladders, toys and other breakable items from your steps, lawn and porch.
• Keep jack-o'-lanterns with candles away from areas where a costume may brush against the flame.
• Look for costumes with flame-resistant labels.
• Use flashlights during trick-or-treat walks.