Prevention Chief Byron Mathews says heating equipment is the second-leading cause of home fires in the nation, and the third-leading cause of home fire deaths.
Just this past Friday, a fire flared up in the junk drawer of a Madison, Wisconsin, home after an exposed 9-volt came into contact with a metal object.
Fire stations around Cheyenne and the Ring of Peace sculpture will be lit in red through Oct. 12 to honor America's fallen firefighters and their families.