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US Fire Administration Safety Tips

GENERAL FIRE SAFETY FACTS
Place properly installed and maintained smoke alarms on every level of your home.

Get smoke alarms that can sound fast for both a fire that has flames, and a smoky fire that has fumes without flames. They are called “Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms.”

Check smoke alarm batteries at least once every year. You can use a familiar date such as when you change your clocks or your birthday as a reminder.

Create an escape plan. Plan two ways to escape from every room. Practice the escape plan with everyone in the home.

If at all possible, install residential fire sprinklers in your home.

FIRE SAFETY FOR BABIES & TODDLERS
■ Store matches and lighters out of children’s reach and sight, preferably in a locked cabinet.

■ Teach toddlers to tell you when they find a match or a lighter.

■ Remember that even child-resistant lighters are not childproof, and store them safely.

■ When a child is curious about fire or has been playing with fire, calmly and firmly explain that matches and lighters are tools for adults to use carefully.

■ Never use matches or lighters as amusement. Children may imitate you.

■ Prevent fires by practicing and teaching fire safe behaviors in your home. Keep children 3 feet away from the stove when cooking, don’t overload outlets, have your heating systems checked annually and use deep ashtrays and soak the ashes in water, if you smoke.
PREVENCIÓN DE INCENDIOS DONDE HAY BEBÉS Y NIÑOS PEQUEÑOS
■ Guarde los fósforos y encendedores fuera del alcance y de la vista de los niños, preferiblementeen una cajón bajo llave.
■ Enseñe a los niños pequeños a que le digan cuando encuentren un fósforo o un encendedor.
■ Tenga en cuenta que aun los encendedores resistentesa niños no son a prueba de niños, demanera que guárdelos en un lugar seguro.
■ Cuando un niño tiene curiosidad sobre el fuego oha estado jugando con fuego, de forma calmada yfirme explíquele que los fósforos y los encende-dores son herramientas para los adultos que sedeben usar con mucho cuidado.
■ Nunca juegue con fósforos o encendedores. Los niños lo pueden imitar.
■ Prevenga los incendios practicando y enseñando en su casa cómo actuar para prevenirlos. Cuando esté cocinando, mantenga a los niños a 1 metro (3 pies)de distancia de la estufa, no sobrecargue los enchufes, haga revisar todos los años el sistema de calefacción, y si fuma, use ceniceros hondos y deje las cenizas remojando en agua.





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