Once outside go to a phone and call 911 to report the fire. Close any doors you safely can as you are leaving the house or building. If anyone is still in the house or building and where they might be located. Any hazards that might be in the house or building. Since Smoke Detectors were introduced in the early 1970 s, they have been responsible for reducing the number of fire related deaths in the United States by one-half.
Smoke Detectors do work.
You should never go to sleep without a Smoke Detector protecting you and your family. The Ionization Smoke Detector is the most well known. It is basically, a large nose which sniffs the air 24 hours a day. When it smells smoke, even smoke that is invisible, it will sound an alarm. Ionization Smoke Detectors can operate with a battery, or be wired into your home s wiring.