PLAN TO GET OUT ALIVE | YES | NO |
Does your family have
a "Home Fire Escape Plan" with a pre-determined location to meet outside? | □ | □ |
Do you have at least one smoke alarm on each
floor of your home? | □ | □ |
Do
you test your 9-volt operated smoke alarms weekly and replace the battery yearly? | □ | □
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Do you test your 10-year lithium battery operated smoke alarms weekly? | □
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Have you installed a carbon monoxide
alarm near each sleeping area and are they tested weekly? | □ | □ |
PLAN TO BE FIRE SAFE |
Do you always make sure
that matches and smoking materials are out before disposing of them? | □ | □
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Have you made "Take Smoking Outside the Home" a safety rule
for your family? | □ | □ |
Do
you read the warning labels on all aerosol cans? Some propellants are highly flammable. | □ | □ |
If
you have a family member in your home using oxygen is that person forbidden from smoking in the same room with oxygen equipment? | □
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ELECTRICAL HAZARDS |
Are there enough
electrical outlets in each room to avoid the need for multiple attachment plugs and long extension cords? | □ | □ |
Do
you have special circuits for heavy-duty appliances such as air conditioners? | □ | □
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Do you frequently check extension cords & appliance cords for wear? | □
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Do you avoid draping extension
cords & wire over pipes or nails? | □ | □ |
HOUSEKEEPING HAZARDS |
Do you keep your basement, closets & attic cleared of combustible materials? | □ | □ |
Do you keep paint, varnish & other metal
containers tightly closed? | □ | □ |
Do
you properly dispose of unwanted hazardous materials such as paint & varnish? | □ | □
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Does everyone in your family know never to use gasoline or other flammable
fluids for indoor cleaning? | □ | □ |
HEATING & COOKING HAZARDS |
Do you always turn off portable heaters when you go to bed? | □ | □
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Do you always refill the fuel tank of your portable heaters outdoors? | □
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Do you make sure that
every portable heater is a safe distance away from curtains, bedding & furniture? | □ | □ |
Are your kitchen stove, oven & broiler kept
clean of grease? | □ | □ |
Are
curtains near kitchen ranges and heating equipment arranged so that curtains do not blow over or near the stove? | □
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Do you make sure food
is not left on the stove unattended? | □ | □ |
Do
you turn pot handles inward from the edge of the stove?
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SPECIAL
FOR PARENTS |
Do you keep matches & cigarette lighters out of children’s
reach? | □ | □ |
Do
you leave a responsible person with your children when you go out (even for a short period of time)? | □ | □ |
Does your babysitter know what to do in case
of a fire or medical emergency? | □ | □ |
Do
you keep burning candles away from children and way from combustibles? | □ | □ |
