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 Fire
Safety
Smoke inhalation
is one of
the leading
causes of
death in children.
Your baby
is helpless
in a fire
emergency,
so you’ll
want to plan
effectively
and take all
precautions.
- Install
smoke detectors
where smoke
is likely
to travel
(basement,
kitchen
and stairways).
The alarm
should be
loud enough
to cause
your baby
to wake
up and cry.
- Check
smoke detector
batteries
monthly,
and change
them at
least twice
a year.
An easy-to-remember
plan is
to change
batteries
when you
turn the
clocks ahead
and back
each year.
- Put at
least one
fire extinguisher
on every
floor of
your home
and one
in the kitchen.
- Maintain
all heating
equipment.
Have your
furnace
inspected
regularly,
and change
the filter
at least
once a year.
- Create
a fire emergency
plan. Decide
in advance
who will
get the
baby in
case of
an emergency.
- Keep chain
or rope
ladders
near windows.
- Draw an
escape floor
plan with
arrows from
each room
showing
escape routes
to at least
two exits.
Make the
routes as
short as
possible.
- Practice
fire drills
with the
entire family
and all
babysitters.
- Never
leave a
small child
alone in
your home
for any
reason or
any length
of time.
- Use only
fire-resistant
sleepwear.
- Do not
use space
heaters
while your
family is
asleep.
- Have your
fireplace
chimney
cleaned
and inspected
once each
year.
- Only burn
logs in
your fireplace.
Never burn
paper or
garbage.
- Teach
children
how to exit
a burning
building
by staying
close to
the ground
and feeling
a door before
entering
another
room (if
the door
feels hot,
do not open).
- Teach
children
to stop,
drop and
roll (drop
to the ground
and roll
back and
forth) if
clothes
are on fire.
Explain
that running
could make
the fire
burn faster.
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