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The most effective way to protect yourself and your home from fire is to identify and remove fire
hazards. Sixty-five percent of home fire deaths occur in homes with no working smoke alarms.
During a home fire, working smoke alarms and a fire escape plan that has been practiced
regularly can save lives.
If a fire occurs in your home, GET OUT, STAY OUT and CALL for help.
❑ Install smoke alarms on every level of
your home, inside bedrooms and outside
sleeping areas. Test them every month
and replace the batteries at least
once a year.
❑ Talk with all household members about
a fire escape plan and practice the plan
twice a year.
❑ Keep items that can catch on fire at least
three feet away from anything that gets
hot, such as space heaters.
❑ Never smoke in bed.
❑ Talk to children regularly about the
dangers of fire, matches and lighters and
keep them out of reach.
❑ Turn portable heaters off when you leave
the room or go to sleep.
❑ Install smoke alarms on every level of
your home, inside bedrooms and outside
sleeping areas.
❑ Install carbon monoxide alarms in central
locations on every level of your home and
outside sleeping areas.
❑ If the carbon monoxide alarm sounds,
move quickly to a fresh air location
outdoors or by an open window or door.
❑ Never use a generator, grill, camp stove or
other gasoline, propane, natural gas or
charcoal-burning devices inside a home,
garage, basement, crawlspace or any
partially enclosed area.
❑ Teach children what smoke alarms sound
like and what to do when they hear one.
❑ Ensure that all household members know
two ways to escape from every room of
your home.
❑ Make sure everyone knows where to meet
outside in case of fire.
❑ Teach household members to
STOP, DROP and ROLL if their clothes
should catch on fire.
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