Surviving a house fire will depend on your preparation, awareness, and escape plan. Please consider these basic safety and prevention tips to safeguard your home:
Have a Plan
Review all the ways to exit each room of your home Develop a fire escape plan with family members Pick a meeting place outside your home Practice your plan with small children regularly
Install smoke alarms outside the bedrooms on each level Test the smoke alarms once a month Replace the batteries in the smoke alarms at least once a year. Try to replace them when you change your clocks twice a year! Install a residential sprinkler system Make sure safety bars on windows can be opened from inside your home Learn how and when to use a fire extinguisher
Get out Safely
Escape the dwelling and go to your meeting place No one should ever go back inside for any reason
Smoke Detectors
Smoke alarms save lives, but only if they are installed and working. Check out this video