The Red Cross recommends two easy steps to help protect your home and to increase your chances of surviving a fire, read the release.
Create and practice a fire escape plan:
- Home fire plans should include at least two ways to escape from every room of your home
- Select a meeting spot at a safe distance from your home where family members can meet after a fire
- Discuss the plan with everyone in the household and practice it at least twice per year
Install and maintain smoke alarms:
- Place smoke alarms on every level of your home, including inside and outside bedrooms
- Test smoke alarms once per month
- Change batteries at least once per year
- Never disable a smoke alarm
To have free smoke alarms installed, contact the Red Cross.
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