DEVELOP AND PRACTICE A PLAN OF ESCAPE BASICS OF ESCAPE PLAN
oMake a floor plan indicating all doors and windows and at least two escape routes from each room. Second story windows may need a rope or chain ladder.
oHave a family meeting and discuss your escape plan, showing everyone what to do in case of fire.
o Determine a place outside your home where all of you can meet if a fire occurs.
oFamiliarize everyone with the sound of the heat alarm and train them to leave your home when they hear the sound.
oIdentify children's bedrooms with red stickers placed in the upper left corner of the windows. They are available from your local fire department.
oPractice 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
oLeave immediately by your plan of escape. Every second counts, so don't waste time getting dressed or picking up valuables.
oIn leaving, don't open any inside door without first feeling its surface. If hot, or if you see smoke seeping through cracks, don't open that door! Instead, use your alternate exit. If inside door is cool, place your shoulder against it, open it slightly and be ready to slam it shut if heat and smoke rush in.
oStay close to the floor if air is smoky. Breathe shallowly through a cloth, wet if possible.
oOnce outside, go to your selected meeting place and make sure everyone is there. o Call the fire department from your neighbor's home – not from yours!
o Don't return to your home until fire officials say that it is all right to do so.
THIS PRODUCT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF
UL STANDARDS FOR SAFETY, UL217 6TH EDITION AND UL539.
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