National Fire Prevention Week October 9-15 2011 Three ways you can protect yourself and your Family...

National Fire Prevention Week

October 9-15 2011Three ways you can protect

yourself and your FamilyCreated by Mr. Blackburn

Create and Practice and Emergency Evacuation Plan• Create a map of your home• Identify Two exits from each room• Identify a central meeting point to make

sure everyone is out of the house• Call for emergency help (911) or your local

fire department if you do not have 911 service in your area

• Practice your Emergency Evacuation Plan at least twice a year

• Watch this video “Doofus Dan”

Smoke Alarms In Your Home• You should have smoke alarms in every room• You should have smoke alarms

outside of every sleeping area in your home• You should have smoke alarms

on every level of your home including the basement

• Test your smoke alarms every month• Change the batteries in your smoke alarms every year

Resources Available to learn more about fire prevention and Safety• The National Fire Protection Agency

• Kidde Smoke, Fire, and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

• FEMA

• National Geographic

• NFPA Safety Tip Sheets (Very Useful Tools)