Fire Safety

Which room in your home are you most likely to have a fire?

• Living room

• Kitchen

• Bedroom

When trying to leave a smoke filled building, what is the best thing to do?

• Stay low and crawl

• Hold your breath and run

• Hide until rescued

At night, how should your bedroom door be kept?

• Open so you can smell smoke quicker

• Partially open so just a little smoke comes in

• Closed to prevent smoke and fire from entering

When calling 911, what is the most important information you must provide?

• Exactly what the emergency is

• The kind of help you need

• The address of the emergency

If you think there may be fire behind a closed door, how can you safely check?

• Touch the door itself to see if it's hot, then try the knob

• Touch the door knob first to see if its hot, then the door

• Try putting your hand under the door to feel heat

What is the first thing you should do before you Stop, Drop and Roll if you clothes catch fire?

• Cover your face with your hands

• Jump up and down

• Try to find water

• Call 911

If there is a fire, the best air to breath is usually:

• Nowhere inside the house

• Near the ceiling

• At standing level

• Near the floor

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In a house/apartment fire, how long to you typically have to safely escape once a smoke alarm sounds?

• As little as 2 minutes

• As little as 5 minutes

• As little as 10 minutes

• As little as 15 minutes

Smoke detector batteries should be changed how often?

• Every 10 years

• Once a year

• Twice a year

• Every other year

When a fire alarm sounds in school, the best thing to do is

• Casually exit the building at your own pace

• Pull out your cell phone and Snapchat your friends

• Exit the building in a direct, organized, and quiet manner