If you have any fire safety questions that are not answered on this site, or if you would like more information about First Alert smoke alarms or fire extinguishers, please contact your local First Alert office. You must be prepared and have the knowledge to escape safely. Fire is darker, smokier, hotter, and faster than you can imagine. You must know what fire is like in order to escape the danger safely. Fire is dark.
Most people expect fire to be light.
On the contrary, fire is pitch black. Smoke kills not flames. The poisonous gases emitted by a fire actually put people into a deeper sleep and many suffocate without ever waking or even becoming aware of the fire. They die of smoke inhalation because they had no warning. Fire has intense heat.