Home fires are more common than you might think with an estimated 365,000 reported In 2012, and 2,380 associated civilian deaths in the United States.
Once a fire begins in the home, in can spread rapidly, leaving as little as two minutes to escape safely. You should ensure that you and your family have a ready prepared escape plan.
Firstly walk around your home and look at all the possible exit and escape routes. You should try and see if there are at least two ways out of each room. Everyone must understand the plan, and you should make sure that the windows and doors are easy to open.
Smoke alarms should be installed in every bedroom, outside each bedroom and on each level of the home. You should ensure they are all connected so that if one sounds, they all do.
All of you should agree a meeting place, such as under a nearby lamp post, or at a neighbor’s house, so that it will be easy to check that everyone has escaped from the fire.
Finally ensure that your house number can be easily seen by emergency services and cut down any trees or bushes which might be obstructing it.
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