NASHVILLE - The anticipated arrival of single-digit weather in Tennessee this week is prompting the State Fire Marshal’s Office to remind residents to stay protected when utilizing portable heaters to remain heat. Portable heaters are frequent sights during winter, however they'll generally result in tragedy. An estimated 900 portable Alpha Heater official site fires in homes are reported to U.S. U.S. Fire Administration. In Tennessee, 3,194 heating fires occurred in Tennessee from 2009-2013, claiming the lives of 39 people, injuring 49 and damaging an estimated $32.7 million in property, in response to figures from the Tennessee Fire Incident Reporting System (TFIRS). Space heaters were concerned in 59 percent of all of Tennessee’s heating fireplace deaths while 56 % of all heating fires occurred in just three months of the year - December, January, and February. Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak. Turn heaters off when you go to mattress or go away a room.

NASHVILLE - The anticipated arrival of single-digit weather in Tennessee this week is prompting the State Fire Marshal’s Office to remind residents to stay protected when utilizing portable heaters to remain heat. Portable heaters are frequent sights during winter, however they'll generally result in tragedy. An estimated 900 portable Alpha Heater official site fires in homes are reported to U.S. U.S. Fire Administration. In Tennessee, 3,194 heating fires occurred in Tennessee from 2009-2013, claiming the lives of 39 people, injuring 49 and damaging an estimated $32.7 million in property, in response to figures from the Tennessee Fire Incident Reporting System (TFIRS). Space heaters were concerned in 59 percent of all of Tennessee’s heating fireplace deaths while 56 % of all heating fires occurred in just three months of the year - December, January, and February. Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak. Turn heaters off when you go to mattress or go away a room.