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.