Fire Kills!
Your response could mean the difference between life and death …
maybe yours.
Don’t Sit Still … Do The Drill!
Step 1. Make a home fire escape plan.
• Working together as a family, draw a map of your home. On your map, find two ways out of every room,
• Mark the place outside where everyone will meet. Make sure it is at least 200 feet from the house
Step 2. Test your smoke alarms.
• Go through your home and test all the smoke alarms. Replace the batteries at least once a year.
• Be sure you have at least one alarm on every level of your home and inside every bedroom
• Make sure everyone knows the sound it makes if there is a fire.
Step 3: Clear the way
• In a fire, you may have as little as 2 to 3 minutes to get to safety. Keep your exit routes clear at all times.
Most fires happen at night and the house may appear different in the dark
• Move everything off the stairs and out of the way. Make sure all doors and windows open easily.
Step 4: Walk through the plan with every member of your family.
• Make sure ALL members of the family know exactly what to do when the smoke alarm goes off.
• Remember, smoke rises. “Get low and go”, if you see smoke, bend down or crawl on your hands and
knees to the nearest exit. The air will be clearer and easier to breathe near the floor.
• Assign an adult to help every member of the family who may need help.
Step 5: Do the Drill.
• Push the button on your smoke alarm. This will start your fire drill.
• Once you get to the meeting place, pretend to call the fire department. Ask the kids if they know what the
number is. Ask them to tell you the address of your home.
• Stress how important it is to get out and STAY OUT. Once you escape, no one should ever go back inside
for any reason. The fire department has the training and equipment to go inside a burning building.
Some useful web sites:
http://www.homefiredrill.org/
http://homesafetycouncil.org/SafetyGuide/sg_fire_w004.asp
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