Fire Safety Week
October 8-12, 2007
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We should never play with matches or lighters
and if we find them we should give them to an adult.
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Never play in the kitchen especially when
someone is cooking.
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If your clothes catch on fire don't run,
COVER YOUR FACE WITH YOUR HANDS AND STOP, DROP, AND ROLL.
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Call 911 in case of a fire or emergency, from
a neighbors house not yours if it is on fire.
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Know your address and phone number.
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Practice EDITH. Exit Drills In The Home.
Have practice fire drills with you family at home. Know at least 2 ways to
exit your room.
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Have a meeting place outside of your house to
meet at incase of a fire.
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Make sure there is are smoke detectors
located in the proper places in your house.
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Change the batteries twice a year and check
to see if your smoke detector is working. Each time you change your clocks
for daylight savings time change the batteries in your smoke detector.
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If you have a 2-story house have exit routes
from the second floor. Safety ladders in the bedrooms is a good idea.
Click here to see
more information on Fire Safety.
Below are
pictures of the Fire Dept. visit on October 5, 2007.
FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY
Here are some of the
things we learned during Fire Safety Week.
If your clothes should catch on fire you should
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STOP - immediately
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DROP - to the ground
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ROLL - over and over
back and forth
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COOL - with water
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CALL - 911 for help
How can you be prepared for a fire in your house?
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Draw a floor plan of your house and the
escape routes.
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Have smoke detectors in your house and check
the batteries regularly.
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Have practice fire drills.
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Have a meeting place.
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Know your name, address, and telephone number
and how to report an emergency.
When your smoke detector goes off at night, you
should -
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ROLL - off of your bed to the ground.
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FEEL - the door with the back of
your hand.
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DON'T GO - out it if it is hot, use
another exit, like the window or another door.
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GO TO - your meeting place.
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CALL - 911
Remember, children should never play with matches or
lighters. You should tell a responsible adult if you find them.
Parents keep them out of reach of your children.
FIRE IS DANGEROUS. NEVER PLAY AROUND OR WITH
FIRE. IT CAN KILL.
Click on this link to see the form we sent
home to help the children learn their address and phone number.
