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 need the Fire Gone extinguishersfor my kitchen.I have an electric range and My first instinct is to always toss water on the flares, even though I know better.
I love the 2 story 14 foot escape ladder
It’s so important for emergencies!
There are so many different things to have for fire preparedness. I have three cats in the house and I like the window stickers to let rescue workers know about the cats. Thanks for sharing a great informative review.
I would love the 6 Pets Inside Safety Alert Warning Window Door Stickers for myself. My dog is my world and I would love to have that extra peace of mind knowing someone is looking out for him too.
I would love to get the Kidde KL-2S Two-Story Fire Escape Ladder with Anti-Slip Rungs, 13-Foot because my bedroom is on the second story.
I would like a seat belt cutter/ window breaker to keep in our car.
I like their Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC, because every one should have one in their house.
I would like the Kidde KN-COSM-BA Battery-Operated Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarm with Voice Warning because the house I am hoping to move into does not have any!
the 2 story fire escape ladder this would be terrific we have 2 stories and would be a lifesaver for sure
I would love the fire extinguisher and window breaker!! I’m a first story apartment but my windows don’t open!!! So id have to break them to get out if my doors were blocked! But first id have to get my son. So id need a fire extinguisher to make it to him!
I like the window decal for pets
I would like to have the Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC. I don’t have one for my kitchen and you can never be too safe!
Kidde FA110 Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher 1A10BC would be nice in our kitchen in case the stove catches on fire.
I would to get a Kidde 21005779 Pro 210 Fire Extinguisher for my kitchen!
I would like to give Kidde KN-COSM-BA Battery-Operated Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarm with Voice Warning to my sister for her new bought house.
I would like the Multi purpse fire extinguisher, you can never have too many!
I would love to give the Kidde 21005779 Pro 210 Fire Extinguisher, ABC, 160CI 🙂 I like it because no one I know has one and I think it would be great to have one on hand!! 🙂
I think it would be helpful to have a Seatbelt Cutter Window Breaker Escape. You never know when you might need one of these. I’ve thought about buying one.
I would like the ladder, all bedrooms are upstairs!
Id like the kiddie fire extinguisher to feel safer in our home.