Fire Safety
Fire Safety Skills
Draw a Home Escape Plan
Print this page and draw a picture of your home on it. Mark two
ways out of every room. Remember to share this map with your entire
family so that everyone knows two ways out. You may want to hang
this map in your kitchen and review it frequently.
There are some other fire safety tips that will help you get out
of your home safely in a fire. Not only do you have to get out of
a fire quickly, but also you have to do it in a safe way to make
sure that you don't get hurt. If you follow these safety tips you
will be a real fire safety champion!
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The Smoke Crawl
Kids, try this activity with your family and friends. You
will need one large blanket (or coat) and two volunteers.
Have two volunteers sit on their knees and hold the large
blanket, or "smoke," between them. Assign a meeting
spot nearby. Then have each player practice crawling low under
the smoke to get outside. Remind them to continue to the designated
meeting spot. Repeat the activity until everyone has had a
chance to practice crawling low under smoke.
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Crawl Low Under Smoke
If you enter a smoky area while trying to exit a fire, try to use
your second way out. If this path is smoky as well, remember to
crawl low under smoke. Heat and smoke both rise, meaning the air
is coolest, cleanest and safest one to two feet above the floor.
This tip is very important because smoke can be very harmful to
your body.
Feel Doors
While exiting your home during a fire drill or a real fire, remember
to feel doors before opening them. Feel around the doorframe and
the space between the door and its frame with the back of your hand.
If it's warm, that means that a fire is nearby and you need to use
another escape route. Also, remember to close all doors between
you and the fire.
Stop, Drop and Roll
If your clothes catch on fire, remember these three important words:
stop, drop and roll. Do not run if this happens to you. This will
only make the fire stronger. Simply stop where you are, drop to
the floor, cover your face with your hands and roll over and over
until the fire goes out. Be sure to practice this safety technique
with your family and friends.
Source: National Fire Protection Association
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