Home fires can happen in a blink of an eye but many people don't realize they are not mentally prepared when it happens to them. Are you prepared for a home fire?
Why it matters: On average, there are 358,300 home-based fires every year in the U.S.
Here are 7 ways to become more prepared:
1. Know how to call 9-1-1.
2. Teach your children what smoke alarms sound like and what to do when they hear one.
3. Create a family emergency communication plan to ensure everyone knows who to contact if they cannot find one another.
4. Make sure that all household members know multiple ways to escape from every room of the house and know the family meeting spot.
5. Install smoke alarms and test them regularly.
6. Practice escape drills.
7. Have every family member learn to stop, drop, and roll.
Be sure to practice these 7 steps so that you can keep your family safe in a fire emergency.
Source: redcross.org
