Halloween Safety Tips

• Wear a costume that makes it easier for you to walk, see and be seen.
• Select costumes, masks, wigs, or beards made of flame retardant materials.
• Avoid flimsy, lightweight fabrics and costumes with billowing skirts or loose baggy sleeves.
• Be cautious of pumpkins with lit candles, etc. especially with loose or long costumes.
• To be seen easily, use retro-reflective tape on your costume.
• Use makeup instead of a mask.
• A mask may keep you from seeing well, so make sure to take it off before crossing the street.
• Plan your trick-or-treat route ahead of time. Pick well lighted streets.
• Don’t cut across yards or driveways. Approach only houses that are lit.
• Stay away from and don’t pet animals you don’t know.
• Don’t go into home Haunted Houses, only sanctioned Haunted Houses
• Ask a parent, older brother or sister to trick-or-treat with you.
• If someone older cannot go with you, trick-or-treat with a group.
• Tell your family on which streets you will be trick-or-treating.
• It’s best to trick-or-treat when it is still light outside.
• If you must go at night, make sure that your costume is a light color.
• Carry a flashlight with you, so you can see and be seen easily.
• Cross only at corners. Never cross between parked cars or mid-block.
• Walk. Don’t run.
• If there are no sidewalks, always walk facing traffic.
• Obey traffic signals.
• Keep dry cornstalk and other flammable decorations away from sources of heat.
• Wait until you get home to sort, check, and eat your treats.