FIRE SAFETY TIPS - FOR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Fire Safety Tips For Your Home
Every household needs a smoke detector outside of each sleeping area
and also on every level of the house, including the basement.
Test smoke detectors once a month -- always keep new batteries on hand
and replace them once a year, even if it isn't necessary.
Teach your children about smoke detectors. Let them help test the
detectors, so they recognize the alarm.
Follow up by practicing your escape route.
Teach children that if they find matches, they should tell an adult the
location right away.
Make sure a household member is trained to use the fire extinguisher -- the
ideal places for extinguishers is in the kitchen and one in the garage.
Draw a simple picture of your home. Plan at least two escape routes from
your home and two ways to get out of every room. Decide who will take
charge of each child. Show children the shortest route to a safe exit. Warn
them not to reenter the structure to recover toys or special things but to tell
fire fighters if people or pets are inside.
Pick a safe place outside to meet family members after escaping from a fire
-- remember, get out and call 911 -- do not try to put out the fire yourself
and do not go back inside for any reason. Conduct a home fire drill at least
twice a year, and do it at night, when most deadly fires occur.
Do you have a number on the front of your house? Can the number be
seen easily from the street during the day and night? This is very important
in case the driver of a fire truck or ambulance needs to find your house
quickly. House numbers can be purchased at a low cost from a hardware
store.
Real fires are FAST. In a few minutes your whole house could be on fire.
Temperatures can be more than 600 degrees. You may not be able to
breathe or see anything.
Each year, fires and burns kill hundreds of children and permanently scar
thousands, yet more fire victims die from the smoke than flames. Smoke can
overwhelm a child or adult in minutes.
Get out fast; seconds count. Phone for help from a neighbor's home, not
from inside a burning building. Cover your mouth and nose. Crawl low under
the smoke to the nearest exit.
Test the door before opening it. If it's hot or there's smoke, use another way
out.
Once out, stay out. There's nothing more important in your home than you.
If someone is missing, tell a firefighter immediately.
Gather at your designated meeting place, and NEVER go back into a
burning building.
STOP, DROP AND ROLL: Teach everyone that If clothing catches on fire,
stop running, drop to the ground, and roll to smother the flames. Running
fans the flames, making fire burn faster. Shout for help. Don't run for help.
Drop to the floor and cover your face. Roll back and forth to put out flames.
Cool a burn with cool water.
Every household needs a smoke detector outside of each sleeping area
and also on every level of the house, including the basement.
Test smoke detectors once a month -- always keep new batteries on hand
and replace them once a year, even if it isn't necessary.
Teach your children about smoke detectors. Let them help test the
detectors, so they recognize the alarm.
Follow up by practicing your escape route.
Teach children that if they find matches, they should tell an adult the
location right away.
Make sure a household member is trained to use the fire extinguisher -- the
ideal places for extinguishers is in the kitchen and one in the garage.
Draw a simple picture of your home. Plan at least two escape routes from
your home and two ways to get out of every room. Decide who will take
charge of each child. Show children the shortest route to a safe exit. Warn
them not to reenter the structure to recover toys or special things but to tell
fire fighters if people or pets are inside.
Pick a safe place outside to meet family members after escaping from a fire
-- remember, get out and call 911 -- do not try to put out the fire yourself
and do not go back inside for any reason. Conduct a home fire drill at least
twice a year, and do it at night, when most deadly fires occur.
Do you have a number on the front of your house? Can the number be
seen easily from the street during the day and night? This is very important
in case the driver of a fire truck or ambulance needs to find your house
quickly. House numbers can be purchased at a low cost from a hardware
store.
Real fires are FAST. In a few minutes your whole house could be on fire.
Temperatures can be more than 600 degrees. You may not be able to
breathe or see anything.
Each year, fires and burns kill hundreds of children and permanently scar
thousands, yet more fire victims die from the smoke than flames. Smoke can
overwhelm a child or adult in minutes.
Get out fast; seconds count. Phone for help from a neighbor's home, not
from inside a burning building. Cover your mouth and nose. Crawl low under
the smoke to the nearest exit.
Test the door before opening it. If it's hot or there's smoke, use another way
out.
Once out, stay out. There's nothing more important in your home than you.
If someone is missing, tell a firefighter immediately.
Gather at your designated meeting place, and NEVER go back into a
burning building.
STOP, DROP AND ROLL: Teach everyone that If clothing catches on fire,
stop running, drop to the ground, and roll to smother the flames. Running
fans the flames, making fire burn faster. Shout for help. Don't run for help.
Drop to the floor and cover your face. Roll back and forth to put out flames.
Cool a burn with cool water.