What To Do If The Alarm Sounds
If the alarm sounds, check for fires first. If a fire is discovered follow these steps. Become thoroughly familiar with these items, and review with all family members!
•Alert small children in the home.
•Leave immediately using one of your planned escape routes (see page 26). Every second counts, don’t stop to get dressed or pick up valuables.
•Before opening inside doors look for smoke seeping in around the edges, and feel with the back of your hand. If the door is hot use your second exit. If you feel it’s safe, open the door very slowly and be prepared to close immediately if smoke and heat rush in.
•If the escape route requires you to go through smoke, crawl low under the smoke where the air is clearer.
•Go to your predetermined meeting place. When two people have arrived one should leave to call 911 from a neighbor’s home, and the other should stay to perform a head count.
•Do not reenter under any circumstance until fire offi- cials give the go ahead.
•There are situations where a smoke alarm may not be effec- tive to protect against fire as stated in the NFPA Standard 72. For instance:
a)smoking in bed
b)leaving children unsupervised
c)cleaning with flammable liquids, such as gasoline
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