Always make sure that you have safety outlets in all of your sockets -Always make sure that the handles on the pots and pans are turned away from the edge of the stove.
-Make sure that you have safety locks on the stoves and covers over the burners.
-Teach your children how to call for help if there is ever the need for it, such as a fire or emergency
-Teach your children if there is ever a fire a good fire escape and how to get down and crawl if needed.
-Teach your children that if their clothes ever catch on fire to stop, drop and roll.
-Also warn your children of matches and lighters and the dangers that they can cause.
-Also teach your children of smoke inhalation, if they see alot of smoke drop down and crawl to the nearest exit.
What would you do if there was a fire in your home? It's important to get out fast! Never hide or take time to gather up your belongings.
Fires are scary and confusing. They can be loud, burn very fast, and their smoke can make a room or home very dark. It helps to have a plan so you'll know what to do to get out of your home!
Fire escape plans help you get out of your home quickly in case of a fire. The best plans have two ways to get out of each room. If one way is blocked by the fire, you can get out the other way. When escaping, stay low to the floor. Smoke rises during a fire. The safest air is down low.
What can help your family make an escape plan. Here's how:
Try to find two ways out from every room in your home.
first way out should be a door. Every way needs to be planned and practiced with grown-ups.
Before opening any door in a fire, feel it first. If it is hot, there may be fire on the other side. Try to get out another way.
Stay low to the floor when escaping a fire.
Pick a safe and easy-to-remember place outside the home to meet your family after you get out.
After you get out, call the emgerency services
Stay outside no matter what. Don't go back for anything!
Where in your home do possible fire problems exist? What can you do to make sure that you and your family are less likely to be harmed by fire?
Fires are scary and very dangerous. They are loud and hot, and the smoke makes it very dark. Fires hurt and destroy things in your home. You and your family can help make your home safer from fire. Here's how:
Don’t cook alone or without asking an adult.
Remind your parents to turn pot handles toward the center of the stove. They should never hang over the edge where someone could bump into them and knock them off the stove.
Never put anything over a lamp, like clothes or a blanket, not even when playing.
Don’t touch radiators or heaters. Ask an adult to turn a heater on or off for you.
Don’t stand too close to the fireplace or a wood stove. You could get burned or your clothes could catch fire.
Never touch matches, lighters, or candles. If you see matches or lighters in a room, tell an adult right away.
Remind grown-ups to change smoke alarm batteries at least once a year.
Don’t play with electrical cords.
Never stick anything into an electrical socket.
Turn off lights, stereos, TVs and other electrical equipment when you are finished using them.
If you live in or are visiting family or friends who live in a high-rise apartment building, would you know what to do if there were a fire?
If the fire is in the apartment:
Calmly leave the apartment, closing the door behind you. Remember the keys!
Pull the fire alarm near the closest exit.
Leave the building by the stairs.
Never take the elevator during a fire!
Use the Stairs. If the fire alarm goes off:
Before you open the door, feel the door by using the back of your hand. If the door is hot or warm, do not open the door.
If the door is cool, open it just a little to check the hallway. If you see smoke, do not leave.
If there is no smoke in the hallway, leave and close the door. Go directly to the stairs to leave. Never use the elevator.
If the exit is blocked by smoke or fire:
Leave the door closed, but do not lock it.
To keep the smoke out, put a wet towel in the space at the bottom of the door.
Call your emergency number posted by the telephone, tell them your apartment number, and let them know you are trapped by smoke and fire. It is important that you listen and do what they tell you to do.
Stay calm and wait for someone to rescue you.
If smoke is in your apartment:
Stay low to the floor under the smoke.
Call your emergency number posted by the telephone, and let them know that you are trapped by the smoke.
If you have a balcony and there is no fire below it, go out.
If there is fire below, go to the window. DO NOT open the window, but stay near the window.
If there is no fire below, go to the window and open it. Stay near the open window.
Hang a blanket or a towel out of the window to let people know that you are there and need help.
Be calm and wait for someone to rescue you.
Knowing what to do in an apartment fire is very important. Remember, you do the same thing if you are in a hotel or other tall building during a fire.
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