| There are a few things that you should keep | | | | sure that you know which types of fire the |
| in mind to keep your home safe from fires. | | | | extinguisher can be used on and what it is |
| Just having a smoke alarm is definitely not | | | | rated for. |
| enough, but that is a good first step! The | | | | |
| key to having smoke detectors is putting them | | | | You should also make sure that you have an |
| in the right places. Keep in mind that smoke | | | | escape plan already figured out for your |
| is going to rise since it consists of | | | | home, including a meeting place outside of |
| particles in warm air. Therefore, all of your | | | | the house. You should also make sure that |
| smoke detectors should be located a few | | | | there are at least two different ways to get |
| inches below the ceiling on your walls. You | | | | out of every bedroom. If you have a second |
| can also place them on the ceiling. | | | | or third story room, then you should keep a |
| | | | rope ladder with a good secure place to |
| Make sure that you have a smoke detector for | | | | connect it so that you can climb out of the |
| each floor in your house! Not only is this | | | | window if needed. |
| important to make sure that your smoke | | | | |
| detector will go off as soon as the fire | | | | Make sure that you keep any lighters or |
| starts, but this way, there will be a | | | | matches far away from children, and do not |
| detector near enough for you to hear no | | | | allow them to play with the stove. A leading |
| matter where you are in the house. The best | | | | cause of home fires occurs when small |
| place for a smoke detector is near your | | | | children play with a lighter or match. You |
| bedrooms. You should also have a smoke | | | | should also make sure that all flammable |
| detector in your kitchen, even if it is on | | | | liquids, like gasoline or lighter fluid are |
| the same floor as the sleeping area. | | | | kept in air-tight containers so that there |
| | | | are no gas fumes that could ignite. |
| You should also have several fire | | | | |
| extinguishers in your home, ideally you will | | | | Finally, you should also make your consumer |
| have one near each smoke detector and you | | | | choices based on which items are made out of |
| should always have one in your kitchen. Make | | | | materials that will not burn easily. |