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AT H O M E S A F E T Y T I P S
Things We Might Not Have Known About Home
Fires
Fire Safety is Key!
You might notice that we emphasize fire safety quite often.
This is because home fires are a major peril in Indian
Country. We want you to have all the resources to know
how to prevent a fire and to be prepared if ever you’re in a
situation of a home fire. Please take this short quiz to see
how prepared you are. (You will find the answers on the
next page.)
1. To escape a home fire safely, how much time do you have
to get out?
A. 2 Minutes
B. 5 Minutes
C. 10 Minutes
2. How often should you and your family practice your
home fire drill?
A. Just once should be fine.
B. Twice a year.
C. Once every two years.
Here are some statistics from a nationwide campaign
launched in 2014 by the Red Cross in an effort to
reduce the number of deaths and injuries from home
fires.
Fire experts agree that people may have as little as two
minutes to escape a burning home safely.
• 62% of people mistakenly believe that they have
at least five minutes or more to escape a burning
home. About 18% believe they have 10 minutes or
more to escape.
Every household should develop a fire escape plan and
practice at least twice a year.
• 69% of parents believe their children know what to
do or how to escape, however…
• About 52% of parents have not talked to their
families about fire safety.
3. What’s one thing you should practice during your home
fire escape plan?
A. Everyone should know a good hiding place in your
home if they get scared during a fire.
B. Everyone should identify their top 10 things to grab
before exiting the home during a fire.
C. Everyone in your household should know two ways to
escape from each room in your home during a fire.
4. Smoke alarms should be placed…
A. On every level of your home, inside bedrooms and
outside sleeping areas.
B. Just one somewhere on every floor.
C. Just one by your cooking area.
5. When should you remove batteries from a smoke alarm?
A. When dinner is burning and it goes off.
B. When it makes annoying chirping noises.
C. Never, unless it is time to change the batteries.
Source: http://www.redcross.org/prepare/location/home-family/preventhome-fires
• 70% of families with young children have not
identified a safe place to meet outside their home.
• 82% have not ever practiced a home fire drill.
When developing a fire escape plan for your home, be sure
everyone in your household can identify two ways to escape
each room in your home.
• If a fire starts in your home, you will not have much
time to get everyone out safely. This is why everyone
should know the fire escape plan well.
Smoke alarms should be installed on every level of the home
including inside and outside of each living space and in
basement.
• A working smoke alarm reduces the chance of death
in a fire by 50 percent.
Never remove the batteries unless you will be changing
them.
• To ensure a smoke alarm is working properly, test it
on a regular basis.
• A good rule of thumb is to change the batteries
when you have to change your clocks for daylight
savings.
Source: http://www.redcross.org/news/article/A-Home-Fire-Escape-PlanCan-Save-Your-Life
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C
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Quiz Answers: 1. A
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