After the Edinburg Fire Department recently saw two dryer fires in one day, fire Chief Shawn Snider is reminding residents that dryers can become a fire hazard if not maintained properly.

Snider recommends the following safety tips to avoid dryer fires: 

• • Clean out lint filter regularly
• • Clean tubing at least twice a year
• • Make sure clothes or debris doesn’t accumulate behind the dryer
• • Make sure the tumbler isn’t jammed; it should spin freely if you try to move it with your hand
• • Leave a decent amount of space between the wall and the dryer so there’s enough circulation within the tubing