Top Fire Safety Tips and Fire Prevention Gifts
Protect against the dangers of a house fire:
- DO keep a smoke alarm on every level of your home. Half of home fire deaths happen between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Stay safe with smoke alarms outside of every bedroom and each separate sleeping area.
- DON’T forget to test your smoke alarm every month. The risk of dying in a home fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms. If your alarm doesn’t sound when tested, it’s time to replace it.
- DO address your needs. If you require eyeglasses, hearing aid, cane or a wheelchair, ensure they are next to your bed to quickly grab if necessary. If there is a fire, you may have less than three minutes to get out of your home. Be ready to act immediately.
- DON’T assume you’ll hear the fire alarm if it sounds. If you test the alarm and can’t hear it, consider getting a strobe light that will flash or a bed shaker that will shake when the smoke alarm sounds.
- DO make a fire escape plan that shows at least two ways out of every room. Identify a meeting place in the front of your home, to verify that everyone is safe and help firefighters ensure everyone exited safely.
- DON’T stop to call 911 until you’re safely outside and away from danger. Stay outside until the fire department says it’s safe to go back inside.
For even more fire safety tips, visit the U.S. Fire Administration’s webpage at www.usfa.fema.gov. You can also follow FEMA Region V at twitter.com/femaregion5 and www.facebook.com/fema. Individuals can always find valuable preparedness information at www.Ready.gov.
Top Fire Safety Prevention Gifts
This holiday buy your family/friends fire prevention gifts!
- : X-Sense SD03A Battery-Powered Home Smoke Detector, with 85 dB Fire Alarm Warning and Photoelectric Sensor; Automatic Reset, Easy Installation; in White Color ($16)
- : Fire Lite P2R Horn/Strobe, 12/24 Volt, Red, Multi-Candela 15,15/75, 30, 75,110,115 cd ($50)
- : Kidde KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rungs, 13-Foot ($28)
- : Emergency Escape Mask – Breath-Of-Life — URBAN SURVIVAL / FIRE / CHEMICAL / DUST / BIOLOGICALS ($44)
- : Fire Gone 2NBFG2704 White/Red Fire Extinguisher – 16 oz., (Pack of 2) ($16)
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The Kidde KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rungs, 13-Foot would come in handy at our apartment, especially since the bedrooms are upstairs.
I would definitely gift this to my daughter Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher
I have a strange fear of being trapped in my car (whether in water or in a fire), so I want the Seatbelt Cutter Window Breaker Escape Tool!
Our bedrooms are on the second floor of our house. We could really use their Kidde KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rungs, 13-Foot
An extenguisher would be a good start. I don´t have one!
I’d get the Fire Safety Night Light for my dad (who has trouble hearing) because the light brightens if the smoke alarm sounds.
I would give Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms because they save lives when everyone is sleeping
I would love to have the Kidde 21005779 Pro 210 Fire Extinguisher for peace of mind so I can extinguish a small fire should one occur.
I would like a First Alert EL52-2 Two-Story 14-Foot Escape Ladder, all of our bedrooms are on the 2nd floor
I would go with the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC. I right now live in a apartment in a house so there’s only one floor I think i’d feel safer having the sense of protection it would bring
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I would like the Strobe light alert horn because I’m pretty sure I could sleep through my fire detector. So could my toddler son. It would probably be pretty important in my house! Luckily my husband and daughter are lighter sleepers!
I do have a small emergency fire kit assembled ever since my granddaughter & myself were in a small fire in my house! Thank God we had a fire extinguisher & flashlight on hand! I would add to this list this item: Emergency Mylar Thermal Blankets (Pack of 10). The temperature & the smoke can get unbearable.
This is so important and their are alot of people who needs this info. Thank you
Pine Mountain Chimney Fire Extinguisher
I would get the pet safety alert stickers for my house. I have a dog and cat that I love dearly.
I would love to have the First Alert CO400 Battery Powered Carbon Monoxide Alarm. I hear stories about people dying from Carbon Monoxide poisoning all the time and it really scares me. My landlord was supposed to install one in my townhouse and 2yrs later I’m still waiting
I would like to get two Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC one for the kitchen and one for the garage because we don’t have any fire extinguishers in our house
I would love to have the Kidde KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rungs, 13-Foot by Kidde! We live in a tall house and if there’s a fire blocking the stairs, we would be trapped unless we had a fire escape ladder to throw out the window! I love this idea and I think this will make a great family Christmas gift! It’s really a must have!
I’d like to have the PET SAFETY ALERT 234001 2-Count Static Cling Window Decal for Pets because our pets are family.