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YOUR EMERGENCY CALL
- Once you've escaped, call 101. These calls are free.
- You can also call the local fire stations number
- It may take longer. Speak slowly and clearly.
- Give the whole address.
Explain if anyone is trapped and what room they are
in.
DRAW A PLAN AND CREATE A CHECKLIST
Going out of your own home sounds easy, but everything
looks very different when it's full of smoke. So practice
your plan.
HOME FIRE DRILLS CAN BE FUN!
- Start the drill by pushing the button on a smoke
alarm and yelling: "Fire!" "Everybody
out!"
- Follow your escape plan and leave the building quickly.
- Pretend some way out are blocked by flame or smoke.
That's when you might use your second way out of a
room.
- Go directly to your meeting place
ESCAPE TIPS
- If you see smoke as you escape try another escape
route.
- If you have to escape through smoke, crawl low
to your exit. Keep your head one to two feet ( 30
to 60 centimeters ) above the floor. That's where
the air will be cleanest.
- Test door knobs and the space between the door
and its frame with the back of your hand before opening
doors. If the door is warm, try another escape route.
If its cool, open it slowly. Be ready to slam the
door shut if smoke pours through.
- Never go back into the building-for any reason-until
it's safe. If someone is trapped inside, tell the
fire fighters.
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