Fire Safety Tips

12/29/2017 (Permalink)

Fire Safety TIPS

About Fire Safety & Prevention

Did you know that if a fire starts in your home, you may have just two minutes to escape? 

The most effective way to protect yourself and your home from fire is to identify and remove fire hazards. 60 percent of house fire deaths occur in homes with no working smoke alarms. During a home fire, working smoke alarms and a fire escape plan that has been practiced regularly can save lives.

Fire Safety Tips 

• Talk with all household members about a fire escape plan and practice the plan twice a year.
• Test smoke alarms once a month, if they’re not working, change the batteries.
• If a fire occurs in your home, GET OUT, STAY OUT and CALL for help.
• Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
• Prepare

Preparing and Preventing a Home Fire - Steps You Can Take Now
 

• Keep items that can catch on fire at least three feet away from anything that gets hot, such as space heaters.
• Never smoke in bed.
• Talk to your children regularly about the dangers of fire, matches and lighters and keep them out of reach.
• Download the Monster Guard: Prepare for Emergencies mobile game to teach kids about fire safety and other disasters.
• Turn portable heaters off when you leave the room or go to sleep.
   

Smoke Alarms

• Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
• Teach your children what smoke alarms sound like and what to do when they hear one.
• Test smoke alarms once a month, if they’re not working, change the batteries.
• Smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years. Never disable smoke or carbon monoxide alarms.
• Carbon monoxide alarms are not substitutes for smoke alarms. Know the difference between the sound of smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms.