Fire Safety

· Plan two escape routes from each room, and two routes from the house.

· Practice fire drills at least twice a year.

· Teach family members to stay low to the ground when escaping from a fire.

· Teach family members to never open a door that is hot. In a fire, feel the door with the back of your hand. If it is hot, do no open it. Find another way out.

· Put 1 installed, active fire alarm w/battery back-up on each floor, one in a common space and one just outside the bedrooms.

· Put a whistle in each room to awaken the household in case of fire.

· Do not overload electrical outlets.

· Purchase and learn how to use a 5lb A-B-C Fire Extinguisher.

· Have a collapsable ladder on each floor of the house.

· If possible, install home sprinklers.

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