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Fire Safety Tips

It is important to have conversations with your family to know the best course of action when dealing with or preventing a fire. The following are some safety tips we recommend every member of the family being aware of:

• Always sleep with the bedroom doors closed. This barrier will help give additional time to escape by slowing the fatal entry of fire and smoke.
• Practice your escape. Make sure to familiarize everyone with sounding an alarm, which could include yelling "FIRE", pounding on walls, whistling, etc.
• Just get out! Never waste valuable time by getting dressed, searching for pets or material possessions. 
• In the event of a fire, roll out of bed and stay low. Even a single breath of the toxic smoke or gases could be fatal.