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Fire Escape Plan
Instituting a home
fire escape plan is one of the most important actions that you
can take to protect your life, and the lives of your loved ones.
The Berlin Township Fire Department urges you to develop and
practice a fire escape plan for your home. If you have any
questions on how to create a Fire Escape Plan, please call the
Berlin Township Fire Department at: 740-548-6031
How to Develop a Fire
Escape Plan:
- Install smoke detectors on each floor of
your home and test them regularly.
- Draw a floor plan of your home showing
all possible exits from each room.
- Where possible, plan a main exit route
and an alternate exit route from each room.
- Make certain that everyone understands
that if they hear the smoke detector, or hear someone
shouting "FIRE", they should immediately
evacuate the home.
- Decide on a meeting place. Someone should
be sent to phone the fire department.
- Meet the firefighters when they arrive,
so they know that you are safe.
- Make certain that everyone in your home
knows not to re-enter a burning building.
Firefighters are properly equipped and trained to perform
rescue operations, you are not.
Practice Your
Escape Plan!
Regular practice is the best
way to help prevent PANIC when an actual emergency occurs.
Be sure that every member of the family knows what to do.
Additional Information:
- Before opening any door on
the way out, feel it. If the door is hot - do not
open it! - use the alternate exit. If windows in
upper storey rooms can't serve as alternate exits, open the
window and shout for help.
- A properly installed and
maintained smoke detector should provide enough warning to
enable you to safely leave your home, even if there is no
alternate exit available.
- In a smoke filled area, the
cool air is down low. Practice your escape plan by crawling
on your hands and knees.
- If you live in an apartment
building, develop your escape plan taking into account fire
escape procedures provided by the building management.
- If there is anyone in your
home not able to evacuate without assistance, assign someone
to assist them.
- Make sure your babysitter
understands your fire escape plan
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