PLAN
TO GET OUT ALIVE | YES
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- Does
your family have a "Home Fire Escape Plan" with a pre-determined location to meet outside?
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- Do
you have at least one smoke alarm on each floor of your home?
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- 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?
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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?
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- Do you read the warning labels on all aerosol cans? Some propellants are highly flammable.
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- 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?
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- 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?
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HOUSEKEEPING
HAZARDS |
- Do you keep your basement, closets & attic cleared of combustible materials?
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- Do you keep paint, varnish & other metal containers tightly closed?
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- 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?
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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?
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- Are
your kitchen stove, oven & broiler kept clean of grease?
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- 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?
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- 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?
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- Do
you leave a responsible person with your children when you go out (even for a short period of time)?
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- Does
your babysitter know what to do in case of a fire or medical emergency?
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- Do
you keep burning candles away from children and way from combustibles?
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