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Have Two Ways Out - October 7 - 13 Is Fire Prevention Week

Saturday, July 7, 2018
The reality is that when fire strikes, your home could be engulfed in smoke and flames in just a few minutes. It is important to have a home fire escape plan that prepares your family to think fast and get out quickly when the smoke alarm sounds. What if your first escape route is blocked by smoke or flames? That's why having two ways out is such a key part of your plan. This year’s theme,“Have 2 Ways Out!”, focuses on the importance of fire escape planning and practice. SAFETY TIPS FOR KIDS There’s more to fire prevention than just having two ways out. Use these tips to plan your escape and stay fire Plan your escape Make a map of your home. Mark a door and a window that can be used to get out of every room. Choose a meeting place outside in front of your home. This is where everyone can meet once they’ve escaped. Draw a picture of your outside meeting place on your escape plan. Write the emergency telephone number for the fire department on your escape plan. Have a grown-up sound the smoke alarm and practice your escape plan with everyone living in your home. Keep your escape plan on the refrigerator and remind grown-ups to have your family practice the plan twice a year or whenever anyone in your home celebrates a birthday. Know when to go If there is a fire in your home, there will be smoke. A smoke alarm will let you know there is a fire. A smoke alarm makes a loud noise – beep, beep, beep. When the smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside. Go to your family outside meeting place. Sound the alarm Ask a grown-up to check to be sure there are smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside each bedroom and outside each sleeping area. Remind grown-ups to test smoke alarms once a month. Cook safely Remind grown-ups to stay in the kitchen when cooking. Keep things that can burn (potholders, towels, and paper) away from the stove. Stay three feet away from the stove when a grown-up is cooking. Wire check Help grown-ups check electrical cords to make sure they are not damaged. Turn down the Heat Remind grown-ups to keep space heaters 3 feet from anything that can burn. Grown-ups should always turn off space heaters every time they leave the room and before going to bed. Remind grown-ups never to use an oven to heat your home. Candle with care Remind grown-ups to put out lit candles when they leave a room. Stay three feet away from burning candles.

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