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 Here's what you can do to prepare for such an
emergency.
Make your home fire safe:
Smoke detectors save lives. Install a
battery-powered smoke detector outside each
sleeping area and on each additional level of
your home.
Use the test button to check each
smoke detector once a month. When necessary,
replace batteries immediately. Replace batteries
at least once a year.
Have a working fire
extinguisher in the kitchen. Get training from
the fire department on how to use it.
Plan your escape routes:
Determine at least two ways to escape from every
room of your home.
If you must use an escape
ladder, be sure everyone knows how to use it.
Select a location outside your home where
everyone would meet after escaping.
Practice
your escape plan at least twice a year.
Once
you are out, stay out!
Escape
safely: If you see smoke in your first
escape route, use your second way out. If you
must exit through smoke, crawl low under the
smoke to escape.
If you are escaping through
a closed door, feel the door before opening it.
If it is hot, use your second way out.
If
smoke, heat or flames block your exit routes,
stay in the room with the door closed. Signal
for help using a bright-colored cloth at the
window. If there is a telephone in the room,
call the fire department and tell them where you
are.
Have a plan:
Please be
serious about the responsibility of planning for
and practicing what to do in case of a fire. Be
prepared by having various household members do
each of the items on the checklist below. Then
get together to discuss and finalize your
personalized Fire Plan.
Print this page out, fill it in, and post it
where the family can be reminded of your Fire
Plan! (A good spot might be your
fridge)
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