Develop Your Home Escape Plan
A home fire can start much more easily than most people think. In fact, firefighters battle more than 50,000 residential fires in Canada every year. Yet a recent survey shows most Canadians may not be prepared if a fire were to strike their home.
Plan and Practice Your Escape
In addition to properly working smoke alarms, the best defence against a fire is a well-rehearsed, escape plan. Knowing exactly what to do can save precious seconds in the event of a real emergency.
The Canada Safety Council recommends these steps to prepare for a family fire drill:
- Draw a floor plan of your house.
- Mark two ways out of each room.
- Establish a meeting place outside the house.
- Be sure each family member has the plan and knows the escape route.
- Post your fire escape plan on the fridge or family bulletin board.
- Hold a fire drill for your family once or twice a year. Vary the drills, to practise escaping from different fire source
Create your own Fire Escape Plan
- Mark two ways out of each room.
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