Fire Safety for Kids

Rules

• Don’t play with matches and lighters. If you find them, don’t touch them and go and tell a grown-up right away.
• Remind your parents to test your smoke detectors every month. If you hear the smoke alarm, this sound means danger and you must escape quickly.
• If there is a fire: don’t hide, go outside! Fires are scary but you should never hide in closets or under beds when there is a fire.
• If your clothes are on fire stop, drop and roll until the fire is out. Shout for help, but don’t run. Running makes fire burn faster.
• Have an escape plan and practice it with your family. Find two ways out of every room in case one way is blocked by fire or smoke.
• Fall and crawl to escape a fire. It is easier to breathe if you stay low.
• Use the back of your hand to test if a door is hot before you open it. If it is hot, try to use another way out.
• Go to your family’s meeting place outside. Never go back inside for any reason.