Fire Safety
PRACTICE EXIT DRILLS WITH YOUR
FAMILY
ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN HELP KEEP OUR FAMILIES SAFE IS BY PRACTICING (
E.D.I.T.H EXIT DRILLS IN THE HOME.)
MANY INJURIES ARE CAUSED BY PEOPLE OF ALL AGES REACTING IMPROPERLY WHEN
THERE IS A FIRE IN THEIR HOME. EXIT DRILLS CAN PREVENT THIS BY GETTING
EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY SAFELY OUT OF THE HOUSE AND TO A LOCATION WHERE THEY
CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR.
IF THE SMOKE DETECTORS IN YOUR HOME ACTIVATE, OR IF YOU SMELL SMOKE, YOU
SHOULD LEAVE YOUR HOUSE IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT DELAY THIS BY TAKING ANY
PERSONAL BELONGINGS OR PETS WITH YOU. BEFORE YOU EXIT A ROOM, FEEL THE DOOR
TO MAKE SURE IT ISN'T WARM. IF IT IS WARM, THERE MAY BE FIRE ON THE OTHER
SIDE, SO LEAVE THIS ROOM BY ANOTHER DOOR OR WINDOW. IF THERE IS SMOKE IN
THE HOUSE, CRAWL ON THE FLOOR WHERE IT IS EASIER TO BOTH SEE AND BREATHE.
ONCE YOU ARE OUT OF THE HOUSE, DO NOT GO BACK IN FOR ANY REASON! GO
STRAIGHT TO YOUR FAMILIES MEETING PLACE. A MEETING PLACE CAN BE A TREE IN
YOUR FRONT YARD, A MAIL BOX , OR ANY OTHER PLACE SAFELY LOCATED FROM THE
HOUSE WHERE THE FAMILY MEETS TO SEE THAT EVERYONE IS SAFELY OUT OF THE
HOME.
AT THIS TIME, SOMEONE SHOULD GO TO A NEIGHBOR'S TO CALL 911. NEVER GO BACK
INSIDE THE HOME TO CALL 911. YOUR FAMILY SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO TELL YOU THAT IT SAFE TO REENTER YOUR HOME.
SMOKE DETECTORS
ALL FAMILIES SHOULD BE PROTECTED BY SMOKE DETECTORS IN THEIR HOMES.
IDEALLY, THERE SHOULD BE A SMOKE DETECTOR IN EVERY BEDROOM IN THE HOUSE.
THERE SHOULD AT LEAST BE ONE LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY OUTSIDE THE BEDROOM.
SMOKE DETECTORS NEED TO BE TESTED ONCE A MONTH, AND IF BATTERY POWERED, THE
BATTERIES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY SIX MONTHS. AN EASY REMINDER TO CHANGE
THE BATTERIES IN YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR IS TO DO IT WHEN YOU MOVE YOUR CLOCKS
FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS.