Can you get your child out of the house if it is burning?
I was recently in a hotel room in Norfolk, Virginia, where I was staying while attending a conference of lawyers and judges from all over Virginia. As I often do in the morning when I’m out of town, I turned on the local TV news while I was getting dressed.
The images of a burned-out house appeared, and I heard the voice of a reporter telling the story of how the people who lived in the house, three adults and three children, were saved during the night when the house caught on fire because the house was equipped with WORKING smoke detectors.
How are your smoke detectors? They only save lives if they work.
Are you prepared to get your children out of the house in case it is burning — especially in the night when you are all asleep? What if your child cannot get herself out without assistance? SafeKids USA has a website with all kinds of information to help keep children safe, including information about fire safety that could save your lives.
Here is a link to a video about testing your home’s smoke alarms.
Here’s another link to a video about fire safety for families with children who are visually or hearing impaired.
The same site has another video about fire safety for families with children who are immobile.
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