How to Make a Fire Safety Plan

Video Transcript

"You know most people never think that a fire is going to occur to them or in their place of residence. Hi I'm Captain Joe Bruni and we are going to discuss and talk about how to make a fire safety plan for the home. The important thing to remember is that most children and adults don't know how to react in the event of a fire occurring in their place of occupancy. You want to make sure every room has two exits to the exterior. Along with teaching children how to stay low in smoke, and how to actually extinguish a fire if need be. Also it's very important while staying low, to possibly cover their nose and mouth with some type of towel or other cloth to help filter smoke as they are leaving. If children or other adults are located in an upper floor, it would also be a very good idea to purchase some type of escape ladder that is usually stored inside of the room, where a window can be opened and that ladder dropped down to the ground below where occupants can quickly climb down and escape that ladder. Once outside, establish a meeting place where all individuals who live in the occupancy can go to meet. When at least two people show up at the meeting place, then one individual can go for help or call 911. It's very important when developing a home safety plan that you practice it every six months and drill accordingly so everyone has a pretty good idea of how to escape the residence when a fire does occur. Keep in mind that thousands of people in the United States perish every year from home fires. Most fires in this country occur in the normal single family residential dwellings. I'm Captain Joe Bruni, stay safe and we'll see you next time."