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• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,2008 • THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Prevent Fires ME name
According to the Home Safety
Council’s State of Home Safety in
AmericaTM Report, fires and burns
are the third leading cause
of unintentional home in- ■
jury and related deaths.
Fire safety and surviv
al begin with every- A
one in your household
being prepared. Follow
these safety measures
from the Home Safe- KL
ty Council to reduce
the chance of fire in I
your home: |
PREVENT FIRES
CAUSED BY a
COOKING
• Always stay in ■
the kitchen while ■
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• Keep t lungs 1 hat
can burn, such as
dishtowels, paper or plas
tic bags, and curtains at least three
feet away from the range top.
• Before cooking, roll up sleeves
and use oven mitts. Loose-fitting
clothes can touch a hot burner and
catch on fire.
• Never leave barbecue grills un
attended while in use. Keep grills
at least ten feet away from other
objects, including the house and
any shrubs or bushes. Always stay
by the grill when cooking.
PREVENT FIRES CAUSED
BY HEATING:
• Store matches and lighters in a
locked cabinet.
• Keep space heaters at least
three feet away from things that
can burn, such as curtains or stacks
of newspaper. Always turn off heat
ers when leaving the room or going
to bed.
• Have a service person inspect
chimneys, fireplaces, wood and coal
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stoves and central furnaces once a
year. Have them cleaned when nec
essary.
• Keep things that can burn
away from your fireplace and
MP keep a glass or metal screen
in front of your fireplace.
PREVENT FIRES
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|. SMOKING:
A • Use “fire-safe” cigarettes
and smoke outside.
• Use large, deep ashtrays a
on sturdy surfaces like / Jr,
a table. ’* ( ify
• Douse cigarette and
cigar butts with wa-
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CANDLES: J
• Never leave
burning candles unattended. Do
not allow children to keep candles
or incense in their rooms. Always
use stable, candle holders made of
material that won’t catch fire, such
as metal, glass, etc.
• Blow out candles when adults
leave the room.
PREVENT FIRES CAUSED BY
GASOLINE AND OTHER
PRODUCTS:
• Store gasoline in a garage or
shed in a container approved for
gasoline storage. Never bring or
use gasoline indoors; and use it as
a motor fuel only.
• Close the lid on all dangerous
products and put them away after
using them.
• Store them away from the home
and in a safe place with a lock.
• Don’t plug in too many appli
ances at once.
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YOUR FAM-lfr
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out of every room. Pick a
meeting place outside.
Practice makes perfect - hold a
family fire drill at least twice
Ball smoke alarms on
level of your home.
r the best detection
id notification pro
iction, • install both
ionization- and
photoelectric-type
smoke alarms. Some
dels provide dual
erage. The type will
printed on the box or
package. Put them inside
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Fire is a leading cause of preventable deaths in the home; but by being
prepared to handle this emergency, you can help your family safely exit
your home in the event of a fire. Fire safety and survival begins with ev
eryone in your household being prepared. In the year studied, The State
of Home Safety in AmericaTM report found that only 54 percent of fami
lies with children have discussed what to do in case of a home fire. The
Home Safety Council recommends the following guidelines for develop
ing a home fire escape plan:
• Have smoke alarms on every level of your home. Make sure
a smoke alarm is inside or near every bedroom. For the best detection
and notification protection, install both ionization- and photoelectric
type smoke alarms. Some models provide dual coverage. The type will be
printed on the box or package.
• Test each smoke alarm every month. Push the test button until
you hear a loud noise.
• Make a fire escape plan for your family. Sketch out a floor plan
of your home, including all rooms, windows, interior and exterior doors,
stairways, fire escapes and smoke alarms. Make sure that every family
member familiar with the layout.
• Make sure windows and doorways open easily. Make sure stair
and doorways are never blocked. Look for things that could slow down
your escape. Move or fix them.
• If you have security bars on doors and windows, have a “quick
release” latch. This makes it easy to get outside in an emergency. Make
sure everyone in your family knows how to use the latch.
• Find two ways out of every room - the door and maybe the win-
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or near ev
ery bedroom. Test them monthly to
make sure they work. Put in new
batteries once a year.
• Know how to put out a small
pan fire by sliding a lid over the
flames.
• Teach every family member
to “Stop, Drop and Roll” if clothes
catch fire.
• Consider having a home fire
sprinkler system installed in your
new home, or when you remodel.
• Learn how and when to use a
fire extinguisher.
• If you have a fire in your home,
once you get out, stay out.
• Do not go back inside for any
reason.
dow. You might need an escape ladder to get
out of upstairs bedroom windows. If so, they
should be part of your fire drill, deployed
safely from a ground-floor window for prac
tice. Select these two escape routes from each
room and mark them clearly on the plan.
• Children and older people will need
help escaping a fire. Plan for this. Know
who needs help and pick someone to help
them. If anyone in the household has a hear
ing impairment, purchase special smoke
alarms that use strobes and/or vibrations to
signal a fire.
• Have a place to meet in front of your
home. Use a portable phone or a neighbor’s
phone to call 911. Once you get out, stay out.
Do not go back inside for any reason.
• Make copies of the escape plan
sketches and post them in each room un
til everyone becomes familiar with them.
• Practice makes perfect. Every second
counts during a real fire. Hold family fire
drills frequently and at various times until
the escape plans become second nature. Once
you’ve mastered the escape process, hold a
drill when family members are sleeping so
you can test each family member’s ability to
waken and respond to the smoke alarm.
• Young children might sleep through
the sound of the smoke alarm. Be pre-'
pared for a family member to wake children
for fire drills and in a real emergency.
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