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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I would like the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher by Kidde because it is essential in case of fires.
I would like to have the Kidde KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rungs, 13-Foot for the back of our house. The decks do not have ground exits so we would have to jump. This would be perfect for that reason.
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I would like to get the Kidde KL-2S Two Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rung. Since I live in a two story house this would make me feel more comfortable with my children in the home.
Since our bedrooms are on the second floor, I love the Kidde KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rungs, 13-Foot – it would make for an easy escape in case and God forbid, if there’s a fire.
Seriously looking into this, might just be a life saver.
I would like the Kidde KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rungs, 13-Foot because my kids sleep on the 2nd floor and this would be a great aid in case of a fire God forbid.
I’d like to have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen – just in case we need it.
I think the Seatbelt Cutter Window Breaker Escape is awesome especially now that I am a mother!
Firegone super useful for grilling fires!
I would most want the Kidde Fire Escape Ladder. Our bedrooms are all on the second floor but we don’t have an escape ladder yet. Thanks for the great info!
I would like the: PET SAFETY ALERT 234001 2-Count Static Cling Window Decal for Pets.
If I had to pick one item to get it would be Amazon’s Emergency Escape Mask – Breath-Of-Life — URBAN SURVIVAL / FIRE / CHEMICAL / DUST / BIOLOGICALS ($44) OR the Emergency Escape Hood Oxygen Mask Respirator for Industrial and Urban Survival – Protects for 60 Min Against Smoke— that is so cool and I bet it would really protect if all other protections in place, fail….
I would also really like the top rated ladder, the top rated fire extinguisher, and of course a flashlight!
I would like to own the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC as I think everyone needs one of these because you never know when a fire may present itself.
Sentry Safe CFW20201 Waterproof Fire-Resistant File, .28 ft3, 15 1/2 x 14 3/8 x 6 5/8, Charcoal Gray (SENCFW20201)
I want it to protect the files that are critical to produce after a disaster of any kind. I like it is waterproof and fireproof!
I’d like a new Kidde Fire Extinguisher, because the one we have is somewhat “dated.”
I would love to have the Kidde-21005779-Fire-Extinguisher-160CI because my mom is always catching stuff on fire.
I’d get the fire safety night light… it is such a smart idea to have this as a back up in case the power goes out!
i like the multi purpose fire extinguisher. its better to have it and not need in, than to need it and not have it
I would like to get the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC. We don’t have and it worries me but it’s not something you think about a lot so I’m always forgetting. Thank you!
I think the Seatbelt Cutter Window Breaker Escape is pretty coll!