The Theme for this years Fire Prevention Week is;

 

PRACTICE YOUR ESCAPE DRILLS

 

 

 

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KNOW TWO WAYS OUT/HOME FIRE ESCAPE DRILL

 

Whether you are at home or at work, it is vital that you know two ways out of every room.  Chances are that, during a fire, one of your potential exits may be blocked or impassable, limiting your means of egress. 

 

Knowing two ways out and being able to make a quick, decisive response are often what makes the difference between life and death in a fire.

 

·       Every household in Ohio should practice the Home Fire Escape Drill.  If a fire should occur, this drill can help you and your family escape.  The Home Fire Escape Drill is designed to help families practice their two chosen escape routes out of the house if a fire should occur. 

 

Planning and practicing two escape routes -- one normal route through hallways and stairways; and an alternative route through windows or onto the roof -- will help save the lives of you and your family.

 

·       Make sure that your windows are not frozen shut and can be opened easily during winter months.

 

·       Consider home escape ladders in each upper level sleeping area.

 

 

 

                                     SMOKE DETECTORS

 

 

• By providing early warning of a fire, smoke detectors add precious seconds that can make the difference between life and death.

 

• Install a smoke detector on each level of your home and outside each sleeping area.  Test detectors at least once a month to ensure that they are working properly.  Batteries in battery-operated detectors should be changed at least once yearly or whenever a detector “chirps” to signal low battery power. 

 

• Never “borrow” a smoke detector’s battery for another use.  A disabled detector cannot save a life! 

 

• This holiday season, consider giving a detector as a gift or installing one in the house of an elderly neighbor or a family in need.

 

• The International Association recommends a smoke detector that is both an Ionization and Photoelectric sensing smoke detector.