In Case of a Fire..... Dial 911

During a  Fire

Get out as quickly and as safely as possible.

If you try to use a fire extinguisher and the fire does not immediately die down, drop the extinguisher and get out.

If you are escaping through a closed door, feel the door, cracks, and doorknob with the back of your hand before opening the door.

If it is cool and there is no smoke at the bottom or top, open the door slowly.

If you see smoke or fire beyond the door or it feels warm to the touch, close it and use your second way out.

If you see smoke or fire in your first escape route, use your second way out.

If you must exit through smoke, crawl low under the smoke your exit. Fire produces many poisonous gases; some sink low to the floor; others rise to the ceiling. Crawling with your head one to two feet above the ground will temporarily provide the best air.

Close doors behind you, this delays the spread of the fire.

If smoke, heat, or flames block your exit routes and you cannot get outside safely, stay in the room with the door closed. Open the window for ventilation, and hang a sheet outside the window so firefighters can find you. Wait by the window for help. If there is a phone in the room call 911 and inform the dispatcher where you are.

Once you are out, stay out! Firefighters are trained and equipped to enter burning buildings.

Get out first, away from toxic smoke and gases, and then call the fire department from a neighbor’s home or from an outside phone.