Fire Prevention Week is
October 7-13
Careful Planning can help you avoid loss and injury to your family. There are several precautionary measures you can take to get your family to safety in the case of a fire.1. Establish and practice in escape plan with you entire family.
2. Every family member should know 2 ways out of every room.
3. Everyone should be able to unlock all doors and windows for quick escape.4. Pick a meeting place outside your home.
5. Practice your escape plan during the day and at night.
6. Never open doors that are hot to the touch.
7. Once you are out of the house, stay out of the house.
Make sure you have smoke detectors on each floor of your home and outside each bedroom. If you can, install a professional system that wires all detectors to a central alarm that will signal throughout the house.
Keep Fire extinguishers accessible to the Kitchen, laundry room and garage.
If you have a fireplace, have your chimney professionally inspected and cleaned before each winter. This will clear out soot and creosote that cause "Puffbacks" and chimney fires. Use a screen to contain flying embers. Ashes should be removed immediately.
Conduct a Fire Safety walk-through of your home. Use this Fire Safety Checklist
Other resources:
Baby and Toddler escape planning
Fire Drill Challenge
For more information go to: National Fire Protection Association
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