{"id":88,"date":"2012-10-10T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T15:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/atr\/?p=88"},"modified":"2012-10-10T11:00:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T15:00:39","slug":"more-tips-for-fire-safety-and-prevention-basic-home-fire-escape-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/atr\/2012\/10\/10\/more-tips-for-fire-safety-and-prevention-basic-home-fire-escape-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"More Tips for Fire Safety and Prevention: Basic Home Fire Escape Planning."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>October 7-13 is Fire Safety and prevention week! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firepreventionweek.org\/\">http:\/\/www.firepreventionweek.org<\/a>):<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Basic fire escape planning:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your ability to get out depends on advance warning from smoke alarms and advance planning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pull together everyone in your      household and make a plan. Include the Au pair in your home in this discussion.  Walk through your home and inspect all possible      exits and escape routes.  Households with children should consider      drawing a floor plan of your home, marking two ways out of each room,      including windows and doors. Also, mark the location of each smoke alarm.      For easy planning, download NFPA&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/assets\/files\/PDF\/escape_plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">escape planning grid<\/a> (PDF,      634 KB).      This is a great way to get children involved in fire safety in a      non-threatening way.<\/li>\n<li>Install smoke alarms in every sleeping room, outside      each sleeping area and on every level of the home. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/..\/catalog\/product.asp?pid=7207\" target=\"_blank\">NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm      Code<\/a>\u00ae requires interconnected smoke alarms throughout the home.      When one sounds, they all sound.<\/li>\n<li>Everyone in the household must understand the escape      plan. When you walk through your plan, check to make sure the escape      routes are clear and doors and windows can be opened easily.<\/li>\n<li>Choose an outside meeting place (i.e. neighbor&#8217;s house,      a light post, mailbox, or stop sign) a safe distance in front of your home      where everyone can meet after they&#8217;ve escaped. Make sure to mark the      location of the meeting place on your escape plan.<\/li>\n<li>Go outside to see if your      street number is clearly visible from the road. If not, paint it on the      curb or install house numbers to ensure that responding emergency      personnel can find your home.<\/li>\n<li>Have everyone memorize the      emergency phone number of the fire department. That way any member of the      household can call from a neighbor&#8217;s home or a cellular phone once safely      outside.<\/li>\n<li>If there are infants, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/..\/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=409&amp;itemID=17840&amp;URL=Research%20&amp;%20Reports\/Fact%20sheets\/Home%20escape%20planning\/Escape%20planning%20for%20older%20adults\" target=\"_blank\">older adults<\/a>, or      family members with mobility limitations, make sure that someone is      assigned to assist them in the fire drill and in the event of an      emergency. Assign a backup person too, in case the designee is not home      during the emergency.<\/li>\n<li>If windows or doors in your      home have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/..\/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=293&amp;itemID=19175&amp;URL=Research%20&amp;%20Reports\/Fact%20sheets\/Safety%20in%20the%20home\/Security%20bars\" target=\"_blank\">security bars<\/a>, make      sure that the bars have emergency release devices inside so that they can      be opened immediately in an emergency. Emergency release devices won&#8217;t      compromise your security &#8211; but they will increase your chances of safely      escaping a home fire.<\/li>\n<li>Tell guests or visitors to your      home about your family&#8217;s fire escape plan. When staying overnight at other      people&#8217;s homes, ask about their escape plan. If they don&#8217;t have a plan in      place, offer to help them make one. This is especially important      when children are permitted to attend &#8220;sleepovers&#8221; at      friends&#8217; homes. See NFPA&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/..\/categoryList.asp?categoryID=411&amp;URL=Research%20&amp;%20Reports\/Fact%20sheets\/Home%20escape%20planning\/Sleepover%20fire%20safety%20for%20kids\" target=\"_blank\">Sleepover fire safety for kids<\/a>&#8221;      fact sheet.<\/li>\n<li>Be fully prepared for a real      fire: when a smoke alarm sounds, get out immediately. Residents of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/..\/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=407&amp;itemID=17739&amp;URL=Research%20&amp;%20Reports\/Fact%20sheets\/Home%20escape%20planning\/Tips%20for%20people%20living%20in%20apartment%20buildings\" target=\"_blank\">high-rise and apartment buildings<\/a> may be safer &#8220;defending in place.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Once you&#8217;re out, stay out!      Under no circumstances should you ever go back into a burning building. If      someone is missing, inform the fire department dispatcher when you call.      Firefighters have the skills and equipment to perform rescues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Putting your plan to the test<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Practice your home fire escape      plan twice a year, making the drill as realistic as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Make arrangements in your plan      for anyone in your home who has a disability.<\/li>\n<li>Allow children to master fire      escape planning and practice before holding a fire drill at night when      they are sleeping. The objective is to practice, not to frighten, so      telling children there will be a drill before they go to bed can be as      effective as a surprise drill.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s important to determine      during the drill whether children and others can readily waken to the      sound of the smoke alarm. If they fail to awaken, make sure that someone      is assigned to wake them up as part of the drill and in a real emergency      situation.<\/li>\n<li>If your home has two floors,      every family member (including children) must be able to escape from the      second floor rooms. Escape ladders can be placed in or near windows to      provide an additional escape route. Review the manufacturer&#8217;s instructions      carefully so you&#8217;ll be able to use a safety ladder in an emergency.      Practice setting up the ladder from a first floor window to make sure you      can do it correctly and quickly. Children should only practice with a      grown-up, and only from a first-story window. Store the ladder near the      window, in an easily accessible location. You don&#8217;t want to have to search      for it during a fire.<\/li>\n<li>Always choose the escape route      that is safest \u2013 the one with the least amount of smoke and heat \u2013 but be      prepared to escape under toxic smoke if necessary. When you do your fire      drill, everyone in the family should practice getting low and going under      the smoke to your exit.<\/li>\n<li>Closing doors on your way out      slows the spread of fire, giving you more time to safely escape.<\/li>\n<li>In some cases, smoke or fire      may prevent you from exiting your home or apartment building. To prepare      for an emergency like this, practice &#8220;sealing yourself in for      safety&#8221; as part of your home fire escape plan. Close all doors      between you and the fire. Use duct tape or towels to seal the door cracks      and cover air vents to keep smoke from coming in. If possible, open your      windows at the top and bottom so fresh air can get in. Call the fire      department to report your exact location. Wave a flashlight or      light-colored cloth at the window to let the fire department know where      you are located.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>URL:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=406&amp;itemID=17735&amp;URL=Safety%20Information\/For%20consumers\/Escape%20planning\/Basic%20fire%20escape%20planning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 7-13 is Fire Safety and prevention week! 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