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BEFORE, DURING,

& AFTER A FIRE

Home Fire Preparedness: There are actually ways you

can prepare your home for a fire. Here a few tips:

Install the right number Ensure all household

of smoke alarms. Smoke members know two ways

alarms should be to escape from every

installed on every level of room of your home and

your home, outside each know the family meeting

sleeping area, and inside spot outside of your

each sleeping room. home.

Test your smoke alarms Establish a family

once a month. Change emergency

your batteries twice a communications plan

year. We suggest and ensure that all

changing them each time household members

the time changes. know whom to contact if

Have a fire extinguisher they cannot find one

in your home, especially another.

in your kitchen. Practice escaping from

Teach your children what your home at least twice

smoke alarms sound like a year. Press the smoke

and what that sound alarm test button or yell

means. "FIRE" to alert everyone

Teach household that they must get out.
members how to STOP, Maybe do this when you

DROP, and ROLL if their put new batteries in the

clothes should catch smoke alarms.

on fire.

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