Fire Protection Tips
Once a fire starts, there’s little that can be done to stop it. In less than two minutes, a fire can become life threatening…in five minutes, an entire residence can become engulfed in fatal flames. To ensure you and your family are protected, there are numerous steps that should be taken to prepare for fire emergencies.
First and foremost, install smoke alarms around your home. Be sure to test and clean smoke alarms once month and replace the batteries once every ten years. Properly functioning smoke alarms decrease your chances of dying in a fire by half, so it’s important to your survival that you check them regularly. They should be placed outside your bedrooms on the ceiling or high on the wall, near (but not in) the kitchen, as well as at the top of open stairways or the bottom of enclosed stairs.
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