Fire
Safety
PRACTICE EXIT DRILLS WITH YOUR
FAMILY
ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN HELP KEEP OUR FAMILIES SAFE IS
BY PRACTICING ( E.D.I.T.H EXIT DRILLS IN THE HOME.)
MANY INJURIES ARE CAUSED BY PEOPLE OF ALL AGES REACTING IMPROPERLY
WHEN THERE IS A FIRE IN THEIR HOME. EXIT DRILLS CAN PREVENT
THIS BY GETTING EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY SAFELY OUT OF THE
HOUSE AND TO A LOCATION WHERE THEY CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR.
IF THE SMOKE DETECTORS IN YOUR HOME ACTIVATE, OR IF YOU SMELL
SMOKE, YOU SHOULD LEAVE YOUR HOUSE IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DELAY
THIS BY TAKING ANY PERSONAL BELONGINGS OR PETS WITH YOU. BEFORE YOU
EXIT A ROOM, FEEL THE DOOR TO MAKE SURE IT ISN'T WARM. IF IT IS
WARM, THERE MAY BE FIRE ON THE OTHER SIDE, SO LEAVE THIS ROOM BY
ANOTHER DOOR OR WINDOW. IF THERE IS SMOKE IN THE HOUSE, CRAWL
ON THE FLOOR WHERE IT IS EASIER TO BOTH SEE AND BREATHE.
ONCE YOU ARE OUT OF THE HOUSE, DO NOT GO BACK IN FOR ANY
REASON! GO STRAIGHT TO YOUR FAMILIES MEETING PLACE. A MEETING
PLACE CAN BE A TREE IN YOUR FRONT YARD, A MAIL BOX , OR ANY OTHER
PLACE SAFELY LOCATED FROM THE HOUSE WHERE THE FAMILY MEETS TO SEE
THAT EVERYONE IS SAFELY OUT OF THE HOME.
AT THIS TIME, SOMEONE SHOULD GO TO A NEIGHBOR'S TO CALL 911. NEVER
GO BACK INSIDE THE HOME TO CALL 911. YOUR FAMILY SHOULD
WAIT UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO TELL YOU THAT IT SAFE TO
REENTER YOUR HOME.
SMOKE DETECTORS
ALL FAMILIES SHOULD BE PROTECTED BY SMOKE DETECTORS IN THEIR
HOMES. IDEALLY, THERE SHOULD BE A SMOKE DETECTOR IN EVERY
BEDROOM IN THE HOUSE. THERE SHOULD AT LEAST BE ONE
LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE THE BEDROOM. SMOKE
DETECTORS NEED TO BE TESTED ONCE A MONTH, AND IF BATTERY POWERED,
THE BATTERIES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY SIX MONTHS. AN EASY
REMINDER TO CHANGE THE BATTERIES IN YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR IS TO DO IT
WHEN YOU MOVE YOUR CLOCKS FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS FOR DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS.