Detach and display next to your Consumer Unit/Fuse Box.
Good Safety Habits (Section 11)
Develop and practice a plan of escape:
•Make a floor plan indicating all doors and windows and at least two escape routes from each room. Second storey windows may need a rope or chain ladder.
•Have a family meeting and discuss your escape plan, showing everyone what to do in case of a fire.
•Determine a place outside your home where you can meet if a fire occurs.
•Familiarise everyone with the sound of the alarm and train them to leave your home when they
hear it.
•Practice a fire drill at least every six months. Practice allows you to test your plan before an emergency. You may not be able to reach your children.
It is important they know what to do.
What to do when the Alarm Sounds
(Section 12)
•Leave immediately by your escape plan. Every second counts, so don’t waste time getting dressed or picking up valuables.
•In leaving, don’t open any inside door without first feel- ing its surface. If hot, or you see smoke seeping through cracks, don’t open that door!
Instead use your alternative exit.
•If the inside of the door is cool, place your shoulder against it, open it slightly and be ready to slam it shut if heat and smoke rush in.
•Stay close to the floor if the air is smoky.
Breathe shallowly through a cloth, wet if possible.
•Once outside, go to your selected meeting place and make sure everyone is there.
•Call the fire brigade on 999 from your neighbour’s home or a call box – not from yours.
•Don’t return to your home until the fire officials say that it is all right to do so.
Installation Date:
Alarm Model(s):
Installer/Landlord:
Tel:
Kidde Safety Europe,
Mathisen Way, Colnbrook, SL3 0HB, UK.
www.kiddefyrnetics.co.uk
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