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• Feel the doors to see if they are hot. If they
are hot, do not open them - use an alternative
escape route.
• Stay close to the floor. Smoke and hot gases
rise.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a cloth (wet
if possible). Take short, shallow breaths.
• Keep doors and windows closed. Open them
only if you have to in order to escape.
• Meet at your planned meeting place after
leaving the house. Carry out a headcount.
• Call the fire service on 999 as soon as possible
from outside your house. If possible use a
neighbour’s phone or call box rather than a
mobile phone (as the location can be traced
from the number if the line is lost).
• Give the address and your name.
• Never go back inside the building until a
member of the fire service has told you it is
safe to do so.
If after proceeding with extreme caution you have
been able to confirm that your Warning Handset
was triggered by a nuisance alarm which may
occur from time to time from cooking or other
non emergency situations you should silence
the smoke alarm that has been triggered and
then replace the Warning Handset in its cradle.
It is important to practice escape plans and show
everyone in the house, including children, what to
do with the handset if it enters into alarm.
Contact your local fire service. They will give you
more ideas about how to make your home safer
from fires and how to plan your family’s escape.
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What to do In the Event of
a Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Sounding
Assume carbon monoxide has
been detected in your home!
Immediately locate your carbon monoxide
detector to determine the level of alarm being
