Now Is the Time To Teach Your Kids How To Escape a Fire

12/15/2021 (Permalink)

Be sure to test your fire alarm so children can hear what it sounds like. You can save lives by showing kids safety techniques to escape a fire.

Now Is The Time To Teach Your Children How To Get Out Of A Fire Safely.

Staying warm near a fireplace can be enough of a reminder that now is the time to have a conversation with your kids about how to escape a fire in your home in Edmond, OK. Here is some important information to include when you teach your kids safety for escaping a house fire.

Make a Plan

The first step to teach your kids how to escape a fire is to make a plan:

1. Draw a simple map showing how to escape their bedrooms or other key areas of the house.
2. Include a meetup location on the drawing. It should be away from the house but also have good visibility so you can see that everyone is out safely.
3. Practice the plan and incorporate important lessons about what to do during the escape.

During the Escape

Here are some escape techniques and guidelines to help them during a fire escape situation:

• Stay Low. Teach techniques such as rolling out of bed (instead of sitting up) and crawling to help keep kids low. Teach kids to crawl more quickly on their hands and knees, but to belly crawl if the air is hot above them. Show them how.
• Use Doors. Show kids how to check doors to see if they are hot before opening and to close doors when they leave a room.
• Find a Window. If trapped from an exit, teach kids safety by showing them how to open a window to escape (if low enough), or for breathing and signaling from an upper floor.

Be sure to test your fire alarm so children can hear what it sounds like. You can save lives by showing kids safety techniques to escape a fire.

A fire can be devastating, but getting everyone safely outside is the most important thing with a home fire. Stuff can be replaced. If you need help figuring out how to begin cleanup or repairs, contact a company that specializes in disaster recovery. They will have fire damage specialists to help you restore your home to the way it was before the fire.