NM Urban Homesteader: Step Four: Create a Home Fire Escape Plan and what to do if there is a house fire - How to Make a Preparedness Plan that Works & Not Go Broke

New Mexico Urban Homesteader

Hello, I am A 50 Something, Prepper ;-}; former 60's Flower Child, don't believe in taxpayer subsidized special interest groups (political parties), DO believe in the Constitution and Bill of Rights (1st 10). Long time Independent & Informed Voter. Lover of the outdoors and firm believer that History Teaches - if only we will listen!

(No longer Urban or in NM. Now Rural in the mountains of Maine.)

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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Step Four: Create a Home Fire Escape Plan and what to do if there is a house fire - How to Make a Preparedness Plan that Works & Not Go Broke

“It is better to be prepared for an opportunity
and not have one
than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.”
Whitney M Young Jr

Step Four: Create a Home Fire Escape Plan and what to do if there is a house fire

Do a home hazard inspection
If you cannot put the fire out - Leave the house immediately, go to a neighbor and call the fire department and Stay Out.
Have a safe place for the family to meet after exiting the house. This could be a neighbor’s or south corner of your lot and the like.
Install Smoke Detectors and or Carbon Monoxide Detectors in appropriate sectors of the house and change the batteries twice a year. Like when you change your clocks.
If you are trapped – Stay Low
Feel a door before opening
If you catch fire – Stop, Drop and Roll
For multi-story structures have at least one emergency ladder on every level above the first floor
Have a multi-purpose Fire extinguisher in appropriate sectors of your home and make sure everyone knows how to use it.