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 21005779 Pro 210 Fire Extinguisher, ABC, 160CI, because we have a big place, and we are always buying new ones!
I would like the “Kidde KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rungs, 13-Foot” for my kids’ bedrooms since they are on the second and third floor.
We need the X-Tra 2 story Emergency Fire escape ladder….even though our 2nd floor has 2 staircases you could use to exit the top floor, you can never be too careful.
I’d definitely love the fireproof safe. My Dad’s house burnt down after I moved out, but he lost all of our pictures. It would be nice to have digital copies of images and such in a fireproof box.
I would get the PET SAFETY ALERT 234001 2-Count Static Cling Window Decal for Pets – amazon.com/SAFETY-234001-2-Count-Static-Window/dp/B00079YTTC/ref=sr_1_8?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1447719526&sr=1-8&keywords=fire+safety
Because I’m all about my pets! They are my heart and I would want to protect them if I could. :0)
i really want to get evceryone i know one of those seatbelt cutter/window breakers as christmas gifts!!
I could always use another fire extinguisher! And the Hot Heads Blankets too! 🙂
I would like to have the Kidde KL-2S rwo-story fire escape ladder with anti-slip rungs 13 foot. If I had to try to escape out of my back deck or patio- I would probably break my legs or ankles. This was a great reminder that I have no good excuse not to have one of these….so, I put it in my cart and will buy it.
I like the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC because it could help me if a fire broke out on the spot.
I would like the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC because we don’t have one! It would definitely be nice to have in the event of a fire!
I would like to have or give the First Alert EL52-2 Two-Story 14ft. Escape Ladder. It seems the perfect item for anyone with a two story house.
Hot Headz Fire Blanket, 36 x 36-Inch, Red needed as I live on the 3rd floor and an slow due to a disability
I would like the fire safety night light to make it easier to get out at night
I would choose the Emergency Escape Hood Oxygen Mask Respirator for Industrial and Urban Survival – Protects for 60 Min Against Smoke……it seems like something a lot of people won’t have
I would like to get the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher. It would be great to have a good fire extinguisher in the home and car.
There are a few we could use kidde 2story escape ladder. Also the heat wrap thingie. And the respirator because its better to be safe than sorry with a 5yr old.
I would really like the Seatbelt Cutter Window Breaker Escape!
The Hot Headz Fire Blanket would be a handy item to have in the event of a fire.
I’d like the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC because I would put it in the laundry room.
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