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Kidde Safety Europe,
Mathisen Way, Colnbrook, SL3 0HB, UK.
www.kiddefyrnetics.co.uk
Detach and display in a prominent place.
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Good Safety Habits
Develop and practice a plan of escape:
• Make a floor plan indicating all doors and
windows and at least two escape routes from each room.
Second storey windows may need a rope or chain ladder.
• Have a family meeting and discuss your escape plan,
showing everyone what to do in case of a fire.
• Determine a place outside your home where you can meet
if a fire occurs.
• Familiarise everyone with the sound of the alarm and train
them to leave your home when they
hear it.
• Practice a fire drill at least every six months. Practice
allows you to test your plan before an emergency. You may
not be able to reach your children.
It is important they know what to do.
What to do when the Alarm Sounds
• Leave immediately by your escape plan. Every second
counts, so don’t waste time getting dressed or picking up
valuables.
• In leaving, don’t open any inside door without first feeling
its surface. If hot, or you see smoke seeping through
cracks,
don’t open that door!
Instead use your alternative exit.
• If the inside of the door is cool, place your shoulder against
it, open it slightly and be ready to slam it shut if heat and
smoke rush in.
• Stay close to the floor if the air is smoky.
Breathe shallowly through a cloth, wet if possible.
• Once outside, go to your selected meeting place and make
sure everyone is there.
• Call the fire brigade on 999 from your neighbour’s home or
a call box – not from yours.
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If there is any question as to the cause of an alarm, it
should be assumed that the alarm is due to an actual fire
and the dwellings should be evacuated immediately
