Home Safety: In case of fire

Almost a year and half ago a fire hit my floor in the apt building i thank God that He protected us and we were able to safely escape. So because of this i gathered these safety tips so that others may know what to do In case of fire:

personal experience:

1. have smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in place in home. test and change batteries often.

2. never leave combustible items such as mattresses,tables near stairs.

3. never use the elevator to escape a fire.

4. check front door knob and door before opening the door to flee to see if they are hot . If they are DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR!!! FIND ANOTHER ESCAPE ROUTE!!!

5. always have cell phone,pocket change to call family once outside.

6.if you can not escape tell 911 the amount of people with you and where you are.

7. have a fire safety plan and practice it frequently.

links:

a. adults:

1. www.usfa.fema.gov/safety/

2. www.nfpa.org

3. www.redcross.org

4. www.firekills.gov.uk/

5. www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/safety/firesafety.shtml

b. for kids:

1. www.fema.gov/kids/flash.shtm check search under childeren and fire safety

2. www.nfpa.org/sparky/

3. www.dos.state.ny.us/kidsroom/firesafe/firesafe.html

4. www.kfst.net/

5. www.survivealive.org/main.html

c. for those who teach ,work and care for children:

www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/miscellaneous/fire-songs.html