Children should know what to do during a fire and how to get help in an emergency. Children may not know what to do if a smoke alarm goes off in your home. Sound the alarm in your home and explain to them what you expect them to do in a fire. Every family should take time to talk to young children about an Exit Drill In The Home. Exit drills are simple plans of escape from fire.
Children have a natural response of hiding when they are scared.
In a fire, hiding is the worst thing they can do. If you teach them what to do, crawling low under the smoke and to go to a designated meeting place outside the home, children will have an excellent chance of surviving a fire. Children also should be taught what to do if the parents become trapped in the home. Fire and Building Codes are designed to protect you in the event of a fire. In your building or home, take time to learn where fire exits are.