How to escape from fire?
• Get out fast. • You may have just a minute to get out before smoke, gas or fire kills you. • You do not have time to call the fire department or to collect valuables. • Teach your children to get out quickly. Children are often so scared that they will hide. • To avoid being locked in, keep a key in or near deadbolt locks at night. • Crawl–never walk or run. • The poisonous smoke and extreme heat of a fire can kill you. • Stay low to avoid the rising smoke and heat. • Feel the door with the back of your hand to see if it is hot before you open it. • Do not open a hot door (the fire is on the other side). • Open a cool door slowly and crawl out of the house, if there is no smoke or fire in your way. • If there is smoke or fire in your way, escape through a window instead. • If the door is hot, put a sheet or clothes under it to seal the room from smoke. • Crawl through the window to escape. • Know how to escape from a window.
• Get out fast. • You may have just a minute to get out before smoke, gas or fire kills you. • You do not have time to call the fire department or to collect valuables. • Teach your children to get out quickly. Children are often so scared that they will hide. • To avoid being locked in, keep a key in or near deadbolt locks at night. • Crawl–never walk or run. • The poisonous smoke and extreme heat of a fire can kill you. • Stay low to avoid the rising smoke and heat. • Feel the door with the back of your hand to see if it is hot before you open it. • Do not open a hot door (the fire is on the other side). • Open a cool door slowly and crawl out of the house, if there is no smoke or fire in your way. • If there is smoke or fire in your way, escape through a window instead. • If the door is hot, put a sheet or clothes under it to seal the room from smoke. • Crawl through the window to escape. • Know how to escape from a window. • Stay low to the ground and open the window. • Climb out
