Galveston Area Electrical Wiring
FIRE PLAN
BE PREPARED
FAMILY FIRE SAFETY PLAN
Install Smoke Detectors. Change batteries once a year. Replace Smoke Detectors every 10 years.
OUR FAMILY’S MEETING PLACE IS:
Tips For a Successful Drill;
The entire family should practice your escape plan together at least twice a year.
SIMULATE A REAL SITUATION – Place family members in rooms with the doors closed. Turn on a radio or TV to mimic real living conditions.
USE YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR TO BEGIN THE DRILL – Hit the test button on your Smoke Detector and start the drill. Confirm everyone can hear it.
IDENTIFY TWO WAYS OUT OF EVERY ROOM – Make sure everyone has a planned Secondary Exit from their bedroom.
MEET AT THE MEETING PLACE – Did everyone make it? If YES, everyone gets a high-five. If NOT, discuss what went wrong and try the drill again.
MAKE PLANS TO CALL 911 – Make sure you have a plan to call 911 from a neighbor’s house once everyone is at the Meeting Place and accounted for.
BE PREPARED
DEVELOP YOUR ESCAPE
Draw a floor plan of your home, making two ways out of every room. Don’t forget to include windows in your escape plan.
If windows or doors have security bars, make sure they have quick-release mechanisms so they can be opened quickly.
Walk through your home and inspect all possible exits. Find two ways out of every room, especially bedrooms.
Install smoke detectors throughout your home. Place at least one on every floor and/or outside every sleeping area.
Check to make sure smoke detectors work. Test them once a month and replace the batteries at least twice a year.
Establish a safe meeting place for your family outside the home.
Replace smoke detectors every 10 years.
Practice your escape plan with your entire family at least twice a year.
PRACTICE YOUR ESCAPE
Test all doors before you open them. If a door is cool, open it slowly.
Doors will feel warm around the cracks if a fire is present.
Never open a warm door. Seal the cracks with a wet towel and either find another way out or wait for the fire department to arrive.
Don’t waste time with unnecessary items such a wallet, keys or laptop computer. Get out as fast as possible.
Never try to fight a fire by yourself. Leave the firefighting to the professionals.
Use a portable fire extinguisher when the fire is confined to a small area, such as a wastebasket, and is not growing.
Close all doors behind you as you leave. This will help slow the spread of fire.
If smoke is present during your escape, crawl as low as possible below the smoke. Stay low and go.
If you live in a two-story home or apartment, escape ladders may be necessary.
Get out first. Call the fire department from a neighbor’s home or from your cell phone after you have gotten safely out of the home.
GET OUT AND STAY OUT!
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CALL: 281-316-0500 or 409-737-1646 or 888-8-SPARKY
©2009 Clockwork Home Services, Inc.
Fire Prevention Week October 9-13, 2011
Fire Safety Checklist
Kitchen and Cooking Safety
Yes ___ No ___
Do you stay in the kitchen when food is cooking on the stove?
Yes ___ No ___
Are pot handles turned inward so they can’t be bumped off or overturned?
Yes ___ No ___
Do you make sure that kitchen towels, pot holders and other things that can burn are kept away from the stove?
Yes ___ No___
Is a fire extinguisher kept within reach?
Heating Safety
Yes ___ No___
Do you have your furnace and chimney professionally serviced each year?
Yes ___ No ___
Do you keep space heaters at least three feet away from things that could catch fire, such as furniture, curtains and papers?
Yes ___ No ___
Does your fireplace have a sturdy screen to catch sparks?
Smoke Alarms
Yes ___ No ___
Are smoke alarms installed on each floor and near all sleeping areas?
Yes ___ No ___
Do you test your smoke alarms monthly to make sure they are working properly?
Yes ___ No ___
Do you change the batteries in your smoke alarms once per year?
Yes ___ No ___
Have you replaced smoke alarms that are at least 10 years old?
More Fire Safety
Yes ___ No ___
Does your family practice a home fire escape plan regularly, both at day and night?
Yes ___ No ___
Are you careful not to leave burning candles unattended?
Yes ___ No ___
Are you careful not to overload electrical outlets, extension cords and power strips?
Yes ___ No ___
Do you check all wires and cords for damage and cover all unused electrical outlets?
For more information, we recommend the following websites; www.firepreventionweek.org and www.nfpa.org
Call: 281-316-0500, 409-737-1646 or 888-8-SPARKY
www.mistersparky.com
©2009 Clockwork Home Services, Inc.
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