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Every year thousands of people die from fires in the home. What most people know, but often overlook is that smoke alarms save lives. Install a smoke alarm in each room and on every level of your home. Use the test button to check each smoke alarm once a month.

When necessary, replace batteries immediately. Replace all batteries once a year. Keep your Smoke Alarm Working Properly by vacuuming away cobwebs and dust from your smoke alarms on a monthly basis, as smoke alarms become less sensitive over time.

Replace your smoke alarms every ten years, and consider having one or more working fire extinguishers in your home. Get training from the fire department in how to use them. You might also want to consider installing an automatic fire sprinkler system in your home.

4 Tips to Plan Your Escape Route

1- Determine at least two ways to escape from every room of your home.
2- Consider escape ladders for sleeping areas on the second or third floor. Learn how to use them and store them near the window.
3- Select a location outside your home where everyone would meet after escaping.
4- Practice your escape plan at least twice a year.

Tips for Escaping Safely

1- If you see smoke or fire in your first escape route, use your second way out. If you must exit through smoke, crawl low under the smoke to your exit.
2- If you are escaping through a closed door, feel the door before opening it. If it is warm, use your second way out.
3- If smoke, heat, or flames block your exit routes, stay in the room with the door closed. Signal for help using a bright-colored cloth at the window. If there is a telephone in the room, call the fire department and tell them where you are.

Stay Out!

Once you have safely escaped, Stay Out! Call the fire department from a neighbor’s home.

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