October (FIRE SAFETY MONTH)

“Charge into Fire Safety”

• Make a home escape plan.  Draw a map of your home showing all doors and windows.
• Know/practice at least two ways out of every room.
• Have an outside meeting area, safe distance from home.
• Practice your home fire drill at night and during the day, twice a year, batteries change.
• If you have kids, teach them how to escape on their own.
• Close doors behind you, which may slow the spread of smoke, heat and fire.
• If the smoke alarm sounds, GET OUT AND STAY OUT.
• If you must escape through smoke, GET LOW AND GO under the smoke to your way out.  STAY ON THE WALL……..
• CALL the fire department from OUTSIDE your home.
• You have less than (6) minutes to get out of your home before the fire becomes life threatening.
• While 71% of families have an escape plan, only 47% of those have practiced it.
• Know the difference between a smoke detector alarm vs a carbon monoxide alarm.
• Know the location of your fire extinguisher and how to use it.

PRACTICE                      PRACTICE                      PRACTICE