SPRING FORWARD - The EXIT PLAN

Making a plan to get each and every member of your household out in case of a fire is very important.  During the fire itself is not the time to make a plan for how to leave, or to discover you don't have a piece of fire safety equipment you need, such as a fire extinguisher, or working smoke alarm.

Get in the habit of REHEARSING on SPRING FORWARD and FALL BACK days!

Teach Your Kids To Leave Immediately When They Hear A Smoke Alarm

The best way to make sure your entire family stays safe from a fire is to exit the building, or your home, as soon as you hear a smoke alarm go off. Even if it is a false alarm it is good practice to go ahead and go outside so that the actions are automatic when everyone hears that noise.

How To Make Your Fire Escape Plans

We recently had to make a plan as part of the homework for my nephew, so I have just updated our plan, which had not been updated since my oldest niece had the same homework assignment a couple of years ago.

Get a piece of graph paper for each floor or level in your home, and draw a rough floor plan of your home.
Identify at least two ways to get out of each room of your home in case of fire. (The reason for two is that one way may be blocked because of fire.)

Remember that windows can also be escape routes out of a room or your home. If you do have them as an alternate way of leaving a room though, you need to make sure everyone knows how to use that exit, such as easily opening the window.

Once you actually exit the house you need to have a family meeting place designated where you will all meet. Make sure your kids know where that meeting place is too.

Talk Early, Talk Often And Practice Your Plan With All Family Members

Get in the habit of rehearsing on SPRING FORWARD and FALL BACK days!

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