Safety Steps

12/16/2019 (Permalink)

Safety Steps

If you're in a room with the door closed when the fire breaks out, you need to take a few extra steps:

• Check to see if there's heat or smoke coming in the cracks around the door. (You're checking to see if there's fire on the other side.)
• If you see smoke coming under the door — don't open the door!
• If you don't see smoke — touch the door. If the door is hot or very warm — don't open the door!
• If you don't see smoke — and the door is not hot — then use your fingers to lightly touch the doorknob. If the doorknob is hot or very warm — don't open the door!

If the doorknob feels cool, and you can't see any smoke around the door, open the door very carefully and slowly. When you open the door, if you feel a burst of heat or smoke pours into the room, quickly shut the door and make sure it is really closed. If there's no smoke or heat when you open the door, go toward your escape route exit.

https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/fire-safety.html

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