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I would like to make our home more fire safe for our entire family. All we
have to do is plan and practice E.D.I.T.H. Here is how we go about it:
- Make sure there is a working smoke detector outside of each sleeping area.
- Sit down with our family and make a step-by-step plan for escaping a fire.
We should draw a diagram of our home and plan two ways out of every room,
especially bedrooms.
- We need to make sure everyone can unlock all locks and open all windows
and doors quickly. If we must escape from a second story window, we should be
sure to have a safe way to reach the ground. (Make special arrangements for
small children and people with disabilities.)
- In case of fire, we don't stop for anything. We do not try to take
possessions or pets. Just get out and call for the Fire Department from a
neighbor's phone after we are out.
- Choose a "family meeting place!!! Everyone should gather at one meeting
place outside, preferably at the front, where the Fire Department will arrive.
Each family member should know how to call the 9-1-1 emergency number from a
neighbor's home.
- We don't go back, now matter what! Everyone in the family knows they
should
"GET OUT AND STAY OUT"!
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