Fire Safety

Hope Wynn, Taryn O’Dell, Fredda Truelove, & Meagan Kincaid

Video

Fire Safety Video

Need to know

• Children face a greater risk of injury or death from a fire, with the risk to children under 5 years of age almost doubling. – Don’t hide, go outside!

• Fires inside of the home are often dark and smoky rather than bright. – Statistics say more people die from smoke inhalation rather than

burning. • Fire related deaths occur at night when the family is

sleeping. – Keep working flashlights handy and make sure everyone knows

where they are. (Ex. Keep in bedside drawer)

Nice to know • Make sure your family has a fire escape route and are familiar with it. (Ex.

Draw a floor plan, have fire drills, conduct a family meeting) • Regularly test smoke alarms and check doors and windows to make sure

they open easily. • Make sure there are always clear pathways to doors used in the escape

route.• Establish a safe meeting place so everyone knows where to go. • Sleep with bedroom doors closed to keep heat and smoke out.

– Use back of hand to check temperature of the door before escaping. – If door is too hot, make sure there is a window or another way to get out of the

room. • Practice staying low to the ground when escaping. • Teach all of the family members to be able to dial 911. (Practice with a toy

phone.)

Essential skills

• Stop, drop, and roll • Know not to go back inside the house • Make sure the entire family knows their home

address

Parent resources

• Escape Plan Tips • Drawing a Fire Escape Route Tips • How can you help?– “Give Burns the Boot” • (404) 320-6223 or 1-800-273-2876

Reference

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGPPeEA_nHg&feature=related

• http://www.firesafetytips.com/• http://www.firefacts.org/stats.htm• http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?category

ID=406&itemID=17735&URL=Research%20&%20Reports/Fact%20sheets/Escape%20planning/Basic%20fire%20escape%20planning