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Because fire can grow and spread so quickly, having working smoke alarms in your home can mean the difference between life and death. But these life-saving devices are only effective when they're working properly. Smoke alarms with batteries that are dead, disconnected, or missing can't alert you to the dangers of smoke and fire. Follow these tips to ensure that your smoke alarms are installed correctly and tested regularly.
Once the alarm sounds, you may have as few as two minutes to escape. By learning how to effectively use the smoke alarm's early warning to get out safely, you'll reduce your risk of dying in a home fire. Click here for more info
Install and Testing Smoke Alarms
Fire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you as little as two minutes to escape safely once the alarm sounds. Your ability to get out depends on advance warning from smoke alarms, and advance planning — a home fire escape plan that everyone in your family is familiar with and has practiced.
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Earthquake Awareness:
Personal Safety Comes First
One of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of nature is a severe earthquake and it’s terrible after effects.
While homes and belongings can be repaired or replaced, lives cannot be replaced. Make sure that all of your family and pets are included in your safety plans: identify safe places, educate yourself and your family, have disaster supplies on hand and develop an emergency communication plan."
Identify Safe Places Indoors and Outdoors
- Under sturdy furniture such as a heavy desk or table.
- Against an inside wall.
- Away from where glass could shatter around windows, mirrors, pictures, or where heavy bookcases or other heavy furniture could fall over.
- In the open, away from buildings, trees, telephone and electrical lines, overpasses, or elevated expressways.
Educate Yourself and Family Members
- Contact your local emergency management office or American Red Cross chapter for more information on earthquakes.
- Teach children how and when to call 9-1-1, police or fire department and which media outlets to monitor for emergency information.
- Teach all family members how and when to turn off gas, electricity, and water.
Have Disaster Supplies on Hand
- Flashlight and extra batteries.
- Portable battery-operated radio and extra batteries.
- First aid kit and manual.
- Emergency food and water.
- Non-electric can opener.
- Essential medicines.
- Cash, credit cards and vital documents
- Sturdy shoes.
- Appropriate supplies, food and leashes for your pets.
Develop an Emergency Communication Plan
- In case family members are separated from one another during an earthquake (a real possibility during the day when adults are at work and children are at school), develop a plan for reuniting after the disaster.
- Ask an out-of-state relative or friend to serve as the "family contact." After a disaster, it's often easier to call long distance. Make sure everyone in the family knows the name, address, and phone number of the contact person.
"Planning and talking about these important steps now, with all members of your household, will make following the steps seem second-nature when disaster strikes," added State Coordinating Officer Richard Griffin.
For additional earthquake awareness and safety information and links, visit www.fema.gov and select "Earthquake" in the "Get Disaster Information" box.
A stove fire can erupt in seconds, so it is important that you are nearby to put out the flames. The most dangerous and flammable cooking ingredient is oil, so never leave hot oil unwatched. It can burst into flames within seconds. Don't throw water on an oil fire. For more information on stove fires please
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