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 KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rungs, 13-Foot
The Fire Gone 2NBFG2704 White/Red Fire Extinguisher looks easier to use than the larger more intimidating fire extinguishers. I would get those.
I would like to get the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC because I need a new fire extinguisher in my house as my old one is going to be expired soon. It’s always necessary to have one of these in the home.
I would get the Fire Gone 2NBFG2704 White/Red Fire Extinguisher because it looks like a size I could manage and we need this in our home. I’m glad I’ve been informed.
I think it is a necessity for every home to have a multi purpose fire extinguisher, so I’d definitely have to say that.
I really like the Pets Inside Red Safety Alert Warning Window Door Stickers; In Fire or Emergency They Notify Rescue Personnel… we have two dogs and a cat
I would give the Kidde KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder for my grandkids to escape a fire
the breath of life looks great! thanks so much for the chances to win.
I would like to have a Kidde 21005779 Pro 210 Fire Extinguisher, ABC, 160CI for my home since the one we have doesn’t work
2 story 14 foot ladder, all our rooms are on 2nd floor
I would keep a fire extinguisher in my kitchen as well as under the bed!
Id say the escape ladder, Kids and adults both get scared. Having the ladder would definitely be life saving …
loving your blog!
I have actually been considering getting a fire safety ladder.
We Need A Fire Escape Ladder for the second floor here
I would like to get the First Alert EL52-2 Two-Story 14-Foot Escape Ladder, in case we are trapped upstairs in a fire.
I’ve always wanted a fire escape ladder
I would love to get Fire Gone to have around the house so my son would know what to do if a small fire starts.
I think the strobe light/alert horn would be good to have in addition to the smoke detectors. Just to make sure everyone hears them while sleeping.
I like to get some Fire Safety Night Lights. We already have extinguishers, a ladder and window decals. These would be an inexpensive way to increase the safety for our family in case of a fire.