- To ensure fire safety at home, you should1234:
- Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas. Test smoke alarms every month. If they’re not working, change the batteries.
- Keep anything that can catch fire away from your stove.
- Install and learn how to use a fire extinguisher. Contact your local fire department for training.
- Talk with all family members about a fire escape plan and practice the plan twice a year.
- Stay calm and stay low during a fire.
- Extinguish the fire if you can, but if you can't, get out of the house and call for help.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas. Test smoke alarms every month. If they’re not working, change the batteries. Talk with all family members about a fire escape plan and practice the plan twice a year. If a fire occurs in your home, GET OUT, STAY OUT and CALL FOR HELP.www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-eme…Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — away from your stove. Install and learn how to use a fire extinguisher. Contact your local fire department for training.www.redcross.org/content/dam/redcross/get-help/p…7 Ways to Prepare for a Home Fire
- Install the right number of smoke alarms. Test them once a month and replace the batteries at least once a year.
- Teach children what smoke alarms sound like and what to do when they hear one.
www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-eme…What to do during a house fire
- Stay calm and stay low Above all, stay calm. We know it’s hard with the smoke, heat, and the smoke detector blaring. ...
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