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)
Update: This Fire Prevention Tips post originally had a $50 Paypal cash giveaway attached. The Giveaway entry device has been removed and had 9522 entries. See Giveaway Winners
I would like to get the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher because I think it is really important to have a fire extinguisher in your house and we don’t have one yet.
I’d like the PET SAFETY ALERT 234001 2-Count Static Cling Window Decal for Pets so my pets would be safe.
Thank You for the giveaway… we like the FIREMASK Emergency Escape Hood Oxygen Mask Smoke Mask Respirator for Industrial and Urban Survival; a great item to have if you take frequent business trips & stay in high rise hotels.
I would like to get the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC because I don’t have one and I think it would be great to have especially for the kitchen.
I would like the SentrySafe fire safe box to keep important documents safe.
I would like the Belkin BE112230-08 12-Outlet Surge Protector because it would protect out overloaded outlets
The kidde multi purpose fire extinguishers
i would love the fire extinguishers! we have a couple but i dont know how good they are?
I would like the Fire Gone 2NBFG2704 White/Red Fire Extinguisher – 16 oz., (Pack of 2) to have on hand in case a fire breaks out.
I would buy the oxygen mask, it looks like it would be very useful and could save lives if there was a fire/smoke.
I like the Fire Safety Night Light. Thank you
Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC I could use this since I have a big house and only one at the moment. Having a fire extinguisher on each floor really would give me more peace of mind.
A smoke alarm and fire extinguisher, I have a 150 year old home and I want to be safe.
I would like to get this Carbon Monoxide Detector:amazon.com/Kidde-KN-COPP-B-LPM-Battery-Operated-Monoxide-Digital/dp/B004Y6V5CI/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1448308180&sr=1-1&keywords=fire+safety
Why? Because we don’t have one AT ALL right now! I think it would give me such peace of mind!
I like the Fire Gone 2NBFG2704 White/Red Fire Extinguisher – 16 oz., (Pack of 2) it looks useful
I’ve actually had my eye on the Nest Protect 2nd Gen Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm. I want it for myself to use in the room that I rent when I travel for my job. It’s in an old house with some electrical issues that make me nervous. I have a smoke detector, but would feel better with the CO alarm as well.
I would like another fireproof box so I can keep my documents safe.
I would feel better if I owned a Kidde KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rungs, 13-Foot.
I would like to give my dad the Four Square Design Large Christmas Gift Bag from Hallmark.
I need everything. I don’t have any working in my house.