Periodically discuss and rehearse emergency plans
to include the following:
• Understand how to use the security system.
• Check with the service provider to make sure
smoke detectors are located on each floor of
the premises.
• Know the normal state of doors and windows:
open, closed, or locked.
• Escape fast! Do not stop to pack.
• Use a different escape route if closed doors
feel hot to the touch.
• Crawl and hold your breath as much as
possible to help reduce smoke inhalation
during an escape.
• Meet at a designated outdoor location.
• Emphasize that no one should return to the
premises if there is a fire.
• Notify the fire department from a neighbor’s
phone.
• Emphasize that no one should enter the
premises if they hear sirens in the house.
• If you arrive at the premises and hear sirens,
do not enter. Call for emergency from a cell
phone or neighbor’s phone.
Use the following guidelines when drawing your
floor plan:
• Show all building levels.
• Show exits from each room (two per room are
recommended).
• Show the location of all security system
components.
• Show the location of any fire extinguishers.
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