Ottawa Fire Services provides tips to prevent dryer, kitchen and smoking fires [Video]

The Ottawa Fire Services is offering tips to help prevent the most common fires in households.

Cooking, improperly discarded smoking materials and the dryer are three of the most common causes of fires in homes. 

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Fire Prevention Officer Leanne Labbee dropped by CTV Morning Live on Wednesday to discuss three common types of household fires, and how you can take steps to prevent a fire in your home.

Dryer fires

Labbee says dryer lint is the “major risk” with your dryer at home.

“The dryers pose a risk mainly because of the lint that builds up within them,” Labbee said. “So, dryer lint is extremely combustible; I always like to joke that if you need to make fire starters collect your dryer lint because it will help you automatically.”

Labbee says it’s “extremely important” to clean out …