DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE THE BATTERIES IN YOUR
SMOKE DETECTORS TWICE A YEAR. A GOOD TIME TO DO
THIS WOULD BE WHEN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME CHANGES
IN THE SPRING AND IN THE FALL.
FIRE SAFETY TIPS
1. MAKE IT A HABIT TO UNPLUG ALL COUNTER APPLIANCES WHEN NOT IN USE.
2. STORE CIGARETTE LIGHTERS AND MATCHES OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
3. PRACTICE HOME FIRE DRILLS.
4. DON'T USE AN OUTDOOR GAS OR CHARCOAL GRILL INDOORS.
5. INSTALL A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR. THEY SAVE LIVES.
WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF A FIRE
1. GET OUT IMMEDIATELY. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS PLAN TWO WAYS TO EXIT EACH ROOM OF YOUR HOME.
2. DON'T WORRY ABOUT HOW YOU ARE CLOTHED, AND DON'T TAKE TIME TO RETRIEVE YOUR VALUABLES.
3. THE ONLY IMPORTANT THING TO SAVE IS YOUR OWN LIFE.
4. WHEN LEAVING THE BUILDING, STAY ON YOUR HANDS AND KNEES AND CRAWL OUT.
5. WHEN LEAVING THE BUILDING, YELL OR SHOUT TO GET THE ATTENTION OF ANY OTHER PEOPLE INSIDE
TO LET THEM KNOW THERE IS A FIRE.
6. IF YOU CAN DO SO IN A SAFE MANNER, SET OFF ANY FIRE ALARMS WHILE YOU ARE FLEEING THE
BUILDING.
7. ONCE OUT, STAY OUT. DO NOT GO BACK IN FOR ANY REASON UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS
SAFE TO DO SO.
8. MAKE THE CALL TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE BUILDING... LIKE A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.
9. WHEN TALKING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR 911 OPERATOR, GIVE THEM AS MUCH INFORMATION AS
POSSIBLE ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE, AS WELL AS ANY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE... IF
THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE INSIDE.