| Having a fire in your home is a very real | | | | meeting location outside of the home for |
| possibility. This is not meant to scare you but to | | | | everyone to meet at just in case. |
| make you realize that you do need to prepare | | | | Mistake 3 - You don't have a fire extinguisher. |
| for such an event happening. There are many | | | | A fire extinguisher can do one of two things. First, |
| mistakes that people make with home fires that | | | | it can help prevent a fire from spreading. |
| you need to avoid. | | | | Secondly, you can use it to put out fire in the |
| Mistake 1 - You don't have an escape plan that | | | | immediate area making it easier for you to make |
| each person in the home understands. | | | | your escape. |
| Do not be the type of family that does not have | | | | Mistake 4 - You don't have smoke alarms around |
| an escape plan from the home. Your children are | | | | the home. |
| not going to know what to do in case of fire | | | | Smoke alarms can wake you up and save your |
| unless you let them know what is going on and | | | | life. Make sure that you have enough of these in |
| literally practice with them. Do yourself and your | | | | your home and that they have batteries in them |
| family a favor and put an escape plan together. | | | | actually working. |
| Mistake 2 - You don't have a meeting place for | | | | Mistake 5 - You overload your electrical outlets. |
| your family outside in case of fire. | | | | One common source of fire is from electrical |
| When your family does get out of the house, be | | | | outlets. Be sure you don't overload an outlet with |
| sure that they know where to meet up. This | | | | too many things. This will help you prevent these |
| gives you a sense of security knowing that your | | | | types of fires in your home. |
| family is now out of the house and safe. Pick a | | | | |