If you are escaping through a closed door, feel the door before opening it. If it is hot, use your second way out. If smoke, heat, or flames block your exit routes, stay in the room with the door closed. Signal for help using a bright-colored cloth at the window. If there is a telephone in the room, call the fire department and tell them where you are.
Fire is one of the most common disasters.
Fire causes more deaths than any other type of disaster. But if fire doesn't have to be deadly if you have early warning from a smoke detector any everyone in your family knows how to escape calmly. Please be serious about the responsibility of planning for and practicing what to do in case of a fire. Be prepared by having various household members do each of the items on the checklist below. Then get together to discuss and finalize your personalized Fire Plan.