Pet Safety; Emergency Weather Planning; Fire Safety - Tiffin Motorhomes VANLEIGH BEACON Owner's Manual

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• Never touch or use electrical components while feet are bare, while hands are wet, or
while standing in water.
• Improper grounding of the vehicle can cause personal injury.
• Do not attach an extension cord to the utility power cord.
• Do not use any electrical device that has had the ground pin removed.
• Avoid overloading electrical circuits. Replace fuses or circuit breakers with those of the
same sized amperage rating only. NEVER use a higher rated fuse or breaker.

PET SAFETY

As a pet owner, it is vital that you have a safety plan in place ahead of time. A shelter is not
a safe place for pets because of space and health reasons. When preparing a safety plan,
you need to take into consideration at least a three-day supply of dry food only and water
bowl.

EMERGENcY WEATHER PLANNING

Earthquakes, hurricanes, hail, thunderstorms, strong winds, tornadoes, etc. can be very haz-
ardous and cause corruption to your RV. Sometimes weather strikes with little to no warn-
ing at all. When camping, you always need to take into consideration severe weather.
The weather radio offers a 24 hour-a-day weather updates and forecasts from the National
Weather Service (NWS). When traveling in your RV, you may want to examine purchasing a
weather radio or locating local radio and TV stations. If you do not have access to either of
these, investigate other arrangements to make.
The frequencies used by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
weather radio stations are 162.400, 162.425, 162.450, 162.475, 162.500, 162.525, or 162.550
megahertz or visit their website www.noaa.gov.
Repairing severe weather damage
• If your RV needs repair or service, you will need to report your claim to your insurance
company as soon as possible.

FIRE SAFETY

Please REFRAIN from the three most frequent Fire Safety problems: use of flammable
cleaning products, leaving children unattended, and smoking in bed.
• In case of a fire emergency, EVACUATE the RV first, then call 911 from a safe location.
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