{"id":826,"date":"2017-10-27T19:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/2017\/10\/halloween-safety-tips-for-homeowners\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:08:22","slug":"halloween-safety-tips-for-homeowners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/2017\/10\/halloween-safety-tips-for-homeowners\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Safety Tips For Homeowners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/halloween.jpg\" style=\"clear: right;float: right;margin-bottom: 1em;margin-left: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"378\" data-original-width=\"726\" height=\"103\" src=\"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/halloween.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Halloween is fun for both children and adults. However, paper decorations, costumes and jack o&#8217;lanterns are festive, they also present a real fire risk.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Homeowners are encouraged to follow these Halloween safety tips&#8230;&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Make sure your front yard, steps, and entryway are well-lit. Turn on all outdoor lights and replace any bulbs that may have burned out.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Consider adding pathway lights or flash lights if your front yard or walkway needs some extra lighting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Rake and sweep your front pathway, steps, and porch. Remove any potential tripping hazards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Highlight any bulging tree roots or other hazards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Never run extension cords through traffic areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Avoid open flames, such as candles and torches. Use battery-operated candles, glow sticks, and flashlights instead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Some children have food allergies. Consider adding non-candy treats, such as temporary tattoos, stickers, pencils, and erasers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween is fun for both children and adults. However, paper decorations, costumes and jack o&#8217;lanterns are festive, they also present a real fire risk. Homeowners are encouraged to follow these Halloween safety tips&#8230;&nbsp; Make sure your front yard, steps, and entryway are well-lit. Turn on all outdoor lights and replace any bulbs that may have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":827,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions\/827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}