Fire Safety

Did you know October is Fire Safety Month? Here are some tips from Keeping Kids Healthy about how to protect your family during a fire.

Tips:

* Teach your kids to stay away from fire, matches, candles, stoves.
* Fire is preventable!Start talking about what to do at a very young age to make fire safety a learned behavior.
* Make sure your family has a fire plan and then practice it during the day and at night.
* If you live in an apartment building, know the fire escape routes down the stairs. Memorize your way around the hallways in case it’s dark. You can blindfold your kids and turn this into a game to practice.
* When you leave your apartment, shut doors behind you to contain the fire but leave them unlocked for the fire department.
* Alert your neighbors
* Walk down the stairs
* Get below the fire and call 911
* Make sure you have: flashlights, working smoke detectors, easy access to exits.
* Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are essential. Change the batteries 2x a year, when you change the time on your clocks. Test the batteries weekly.

Here are some fun printables to do at home: Hot, Not or Silly, Fire Maze, Fire Engine and Police Car Puzzle, Fire Helmet Dot-to-Dot, Coloring Pages, Stop, Drop and Roll.

Don't forget what Sparky says, "Stay safe!"