Preparing Your Home and Family for a Fire

2/14/2022 (Permalink)

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Prepare Your Family And Home For A Fire

Fire safety is one of the most important things you can teach your children about your home. Having a fire escape plan involves more than just telling everyone to vacate your house in La Crosse, WI, if a fire should break out. To help your plan go smoothly, you must prepare both your home and your family for the possibility of fire.

Preparing Your Home

The first line of defense against a home fire is your alert system. You should install smoke detectors throughout your home in prominent places:

• Inside every sleeping area
  
• Outside every sleeping area
  
• In a middle common area on every level

It’s not enough to install the detectors, however. Test the detectors frequently. A sensible time to do so is when you practice your fire escape plan. This tells you if your smoke detectors are working and if they’re all connected like they’re supposed to be.

It’s also important to make sure that there are clear paths to safety. When you are devising a plan, check to see if there are two exits out of every room and that these exits are easy to use. Don’t block windows with chairs or other furniture.

Preparing Your Family

While your fire preparation plan may include contact information for a professional restoration company to make your house safe again, the main priority when a fire breaks out is the safety of the people inside. It’s essential that everyone knows what to do during a fire. Talk about how to get out and where to meet once you do. Set off the smoke detectors and have everyone walk through the process. If you have small children or elderly family members who will require assistance, designate someone specific to do so. Involving family in the plan and practice increases their chances of safety.

No one likes to think about a fire ravaging their home. With a comprehensive fire escape plan, however, you can teach your family how to stay safe if one should occur.