A family Fire Drill

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Does your family want to be safe from fire? You know a fire grows fast and the smoke makes it hot and dark. There is no much time to go out safely. But you can be safe if you know what to do. Here are the 6 things that your family has to do.

1. Make a Plan

Try to make your home fire escape plan. When you make it, don’t forget to put these 5 things:

a. two ways out of every room
b. the doors
c. the windows
d. the smoke alarm
e. a place outside where everyone will meet

Put the plan drawing on the place that we will see it easily. Ex: on the refrigerator.

And put the emergency number on every phone. Tell your children to learn to things:

a. the emergency number of fire department
b. the street name and number of their home

2. Test Smoke Alarm

Always check smoke alarm at your home, at least every month. Replace the old batteries and the broken smoke alarm. Ensure smoke alarm work well!

3. Clear the Ways

If there is a fire, the family has to get out fast. Keep the stairs clear and make sure all doors and windows open easily.

4. Walking Through the Plan

In a real fire, tell to all family members, especially to the children that you should run out through the plan. And tell them about special occasion like this; when smoke alarm goes off in a real fire, check the door before open it. If it feels cool, it is safe to open the door. But, if the door is warm, it is mean a fire is near the door. You will need use other way out. That may be the window. Try to get low if you see smoke when you’re walking out of the fire.

5. Do the Drill

Now, your family knows the plan and knows what to do if fire happen. It is time to do the drill. Drill should be done before your family go to sleep at night. Just turn on the smoke alarm and do the simulation of the plan. Practice this family drill, at least twice a year.

6. Talk about the Drill

After the drill says that it is just a practicing, in a real fire I will call fire department after we get to the mustering place. I will use cell phone or go to house next door to borrow telephone.

REMEMBER…..PRACTICE MAKE PERFECT!!!

Keys to Fire Safety

Home is a place where you should feel safe. But your risk of dying in a fire is greatest in your own home. Would you know what to do if a fire started in your home? Would you have a good chance of surviving?

Most fire deaths occur at home. The good news is you can protect yourself from fires in your home. You can prepare to get out safely if there is a fire. Best of all, you can act to prevent a fire from starting. This guide provides some basic fire safety tips.

These are the most important points to remember when it comes to your fire safety:

Smoke can kill.

People often assume that most fire deaths are due to flames. In fact, most fire deaths are caused by smoke and poison gases. Smoke and poison gases are fast, silent killers. They are very hot. They creep up on you quickly. If you breathe them in, you may pass out before you can escape the fire.

Smoke alarms can save your life.

Every home should have working smoke alarms on each level. They cut your chances of dying in half if you have a fire. They alert family members through¬out your home when smoke begins to spread.

You have to install and maintain smoke alarms so they work right.

Smoke alarms are an easy and cheap way to protect against fire. But buying smoke alarms isn’t enough. You have to install them the right way. You have to make sure they keep working. The next page of this safety guide will tell you how.

You should create and practice a fire escape plan.

Suppose your smoke alarms go off. Family members need to know how to escape quickly and where to meet outside. Your family should prac¬tice your plan. That will help everyone act quickly and correctly in a real fire. I will present to you “how to create and practice a fire escape plan” on my next article.

Learn what to do in a real fire.

Usually your most important task is to get outside as fast as you can. If you live in a high-rise building, follow your building’s escape plan.

You can prevent a fire.

Cooking and smoking cause many home fires. Space heaters and candles also pose special dangers. By controlling all sources of heat and fire and checking your home for dangers, you can prevent common types of house¬hold fires.