Don’t Get Trapped by a Fire

11/8/2021 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Glastonbury/Wethersfield recommends that you create a plan to escape a house fire and practice it to keep your family safe!

When it comes to emergencies in your home, there’s not much more terrifying than a house fire. The danger is great and the time you have to escape may be short. That’s why the fire experts at the National Fire Prevention Association and SERVPRO of Glastonbury/Wethersfield strongly recommend that you have a plan in place for you and your family to escape your home in less than two minutes.

Create a Plan

Your priority is getting out fast and the key to that is communication and practice. So, start by gathering your family and drawing a diagram of your house, marking windows and doors. Decide on two ways to escape from each room.

Choose a meeting place outside your home, where you will call 911 and wait for help. Emphasize that no one goes back into the house.

Practice Your Plan

Two times a year, run a fire drill to practice escaping. Can everyone can get out in less than two minutes? Repeat the drill until you reach that goal.

Run one of the drills at night, since that’s when most fires break out—and it’s essential that everyone be able to escape in the dark.

Remind everyone that the safest air to breathe in a fire will be less than two feet above the floor. Everyone should practice crawling during the drills. And, make sure your children understand that they should never hide in a closet or under the bed in a fire, no matter how scared they are.

Smoke Alarms

Being able to escape a home fire depends on knowing there’s a fire in the first place, and that’s why it’s essential that you have working smoke alarms.

Your alarms should be mounted high on the wall, with at least one on each floor of the home and one outside each sleeping area. Test them every month and don’t forget to put in fresh batteries every year. Replace your smoke alarms every five years.

Ladders

Consider purchasing escape ladders if people sleep on the second floor of your home. Children age five and over can learn to use them; you’ll have to carry younger children down the ladder.

Practice using escape ladders in your fire drills.

Windows

Make sure the windows included in your escape plan open easily and can be quickly unlocked.

We’re Here for You

The team at SERVPRO of Glastonbury/Wethersfield has specialized training and experience in fire restoration services, natural disaster and storm damage cleanup, water damage remediation and chemical cleanup. Call SERVPRO of Glastonbury/Wethersfield (860.633.8791) any time.

When you have suffered a fire or other disaster at your home or business, call SERVPRO of Glastonbury/Wethersfield today at 860.633.8791

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