You can easily be overcome by heat, smoke or flames when you open a door to an area where a fire has spread. Use windows as alternate exits. Crawl low under smoke. During a fire, super heated air and toxic gases fill the room from the top down. Unless you are trapped inside, it's too dangerous to call from a burning home.
Fire destroys more property and claims more lives annually than any natural disaster.
It is also the most preventable disaster. Please help us reduce the senseless loss of property and lives in our community by making a conscious effort to maintain a home free of fire hazards. Share this information with relatives and friends. Remember, fire prevention begins with education.