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Everyone, including preschoolers, can be taught the basics of home fire escape. Developing and
practicing a home fire escape plan is the key to survival should a fire occur in the home.
Facts & Figures
According to NFPA's 1997 Home Fire Escape Survey, only a small number of families (16%) have
actually developed and practiced a home fire escape plan to ensure they could escape quickly and
safely.
In 2000, there were 3,420 home fire deaths in the U.S.*
*(From NFPA's Fire Loss in the United States, September 2001)
Safety Tips:
A home fire escape plan should include: working smoke alarms on every level of the home and
outside all sleeping areas; two ways out of each room; unobstructed and easy-to-use exits; a
meeting place outside; a posted emergency phone number for the fire department; and practicing
the plan at least twice a year with every member of the household.
If there are infants or family members with mobility limitations, someone in the household should plan
to assist them.
Make sure that doors needed for escape can be opened easily and that windows are not nailed or
painted shut.
React to the sound of a smoke alarm immediately and make getting out your top priority.
Never go back inside the home for any reason.
practicing a home fire escape plan is the key to survival should a fire occur in the home.
Facts & Figures
According to NFPA's 1997 Home Fire Escape Survey, only a small number of families (16%) have
actually developed and practiced a home fire escape plan to ensure they could escape quickly and
safely.
In 2000, there were 3,420 home fire deaths in the U.S.*
*(From NFPA's Fire Loss in the United States, September 2001)
Safety Tips:
A home fire escape plan should include: working smoke alarms on every level of the home and
outside all sleeping areas; two ways out of each room; unobstructed and easy-to-use exits; a
meeting place outside; a posted emergency phone number for the fire department; and practicing
the plan at least twice a year with every member of the household.
If there are infants or family members with mobility limitations, someone in the household should plan
to assist them.
Make sure that doors needed for escape can be opened easily and that windows are not nailed or
painted shut.
React to the sound of a smoke alarm immediately and make getting out your top priority.
Never go back inside the home for any reason.