What does the Fire Department say should be included in a baby-sitters game-plan for fires?
• First of all, a baby-sitter should always make sure that the parents share their household fire escape plan with him or her. A baby-sitter should know the distinct sounds that the smoke alarm makes and their meanings, as well as the location of primary and secondary escape routes, the family meeting place, and a neighbor’s home where the 9-1-1 call can be made. Other things a baby-sitter should know include: special provisions for infants and toddlers, handicapped and/or ill persons, and family pets; locations of fire extinguishers, escape ladders, flashlights and batteries, etc. • A good baby-sitter should also be thoroughly familiar with fire survival and safety procedures, which include: crawling low under smoke; feeling doorknobs before opening interior doors; closing all doors tightly wherever possible on the way out to help impede the spread of the fire within the building; stopping-dropping-rolling while covering the face with one’s hands if clothing catches fires; never going
