These pictographs will help you to overcome literacy barriers and communicate appliance and electrical fire safety messages with pictures to high-risk populations.
![pictograph 26](https://www.usfa.fema.gov/img/pictographs/26.125x125.png)
Clean out the lint filter before you use your dryer.
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![pictograph 86](https://www.usfa.fema.gov/img/pictographs/86.257x125.png)
Major appliances should be plugged directly into a wall outlet. Never use an extension cord with a major appliance – it can easily overheat and start a fire.
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![pictograph 87](https://www.usfa.fema.gov/img/pictographs/87.257x125.png)
Keep lamps, light fixtures and light bulbs at least 3-feet away from anything that can burn. (Furniture, bedding, curtains, clothing and flammable or combustible gases and liquids).
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![pictograph 88](https://www.usfa.fema.gov/img/pictographs/88.785x125.png)
Avoid putting cords under rugs and carpets, across doorways, or where they can be damaged or frayed by furniture.
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![pictograph 89](https://www.usfa.fema.gov/img/pictographs/89.257x125.png)
Keep ladders at least 10 feet away from overhead power lines.
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