House or Apartment Fire

Prevention

Install smoke detectors on every level. Check them monthly.
Keep bedroom doors closed when sleeping to allow more time to exit during a fire. It takes 10 to 15 minutes for a flame to burn through a door.
Teach all household members to stop, drop, and roll if they catch on fire.
Dispose of barbecue briquettes and fireplace ashes in a metal container, not in plastic garbage containers or paper bags.
Ensure all room exits are unobstructed.
Store matches and lighters out of the reach of children.
Use barbecue grills away from buildings and vegetation.
Only use gasoline as motor fuel and never store it indoors.
Never smoke when drowsy or in bed.
Plug only one heat producing device into each electrical outlet.
Do not run electrical cords under rugs.

Alert all members of the household.
Go to the nearest exit and leave the house. Go directly to the safe meeting place your family chose and wait for others to join you. Never re-enter a burning
building.
If the room is filled or is filling with smoke, drop to your hands and knees, and crawl to the nearest exit or window. Since smoke and heat rise, the coolest and
freshest air will be near the floor.
Before opening doors, touch the back to see if it is hot. If it is hot, do not open the door and proceed to the secondary exit.
If trapped in a room with fire blocking all exits, close all doors and wait for firefighters to rescue you. Stuff cracks and vents to keep smoke out.
If possible, call 9-1-1 to report your exact location even if the fire department is on the scene. Wait at the window and signal with a sheet, flashlight, or something
people can see.