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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