Fire

Prepare your household

• Subscribe to emergency alerts.
• Get to know your local risks.
• Prepare an emergency plan.
• Prepare an emergency kit.

Prevention

• Ensure your family has a home escape plan that is practiced.
• Every floor should have a smoke alarm, and a carbon monoxide detector should be located on each floor and anywhere where people sleep. These should be tested every month and batteries changed every year.
• Always keep matches, candles and fire devices away from children.
• Local fire departments conduct fire safety inspections.

In the event of fire

Do:

• Get everyone outside immediately including pets.
• Stay low to the floor. If clothes catch fire, Stop, Drop and Roll, covering your face.
• Call 9-1-1 when safely outside.

Don't:

• Don't stay if there is a fire in your house.
• Don't open a door if the handle is hot.
• Don't use an elevator if you live in an apartment building.
• Don't use an elevator.

More information and tips for fire safety at home