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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.
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.
