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MORE TIPS TO FACE A FIRE IN YOUR HOME
If you have made a family escape plan and practiced it with your family, you have increased
their chances of escaping safely. Go over the following rules with your children each time
you have fire drills. This will help everyone remember them in case of a real fire emergency.
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Stay calm and don’t panic. Your safe escape may depend on thinking clearly and
remembering what you have practiced.
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Get out of the house as quickly as possible. Follow the planned escape route. Do not
stop to collect anything or to get dressed.
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Feel the doors to see if they are hot. If they are not, open them carefully. Do not open
a door if it is hot. Use an alternate escape route.
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Stay close to the floor. Smoke and hot gases rise.
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Cover your nose and mouth with a wet or damp cloth. Take short, shallow breaths.
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Keep doors and windows closed. Open them only if you have to in order to escape.
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Meet at your planned meeting place after leaving the house.
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Call the Fire Service as soon as possible from outside your house. Give the address and
your name.
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Never go back inside a burning building.
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Contact your local Fire Department. They will give you more ideas about how to make
your home safer from fires and how to plan your family’s escape.
