Fire Department of Montgomery Township

	Montgomery County, PA Station 18
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Fire can spread rapidly through your home - leaving you as little as 2 minutes to escape once the alarm sounds. Your ability to get out depends on advanced warning from smoke alarms, and advance planning - a home fire escape plan that everyone in your family is familiar with and has practiced.

Click on the links below for more information on escape planning!

Basic Fire Escape planning - Step-by-step tips for creating a home fire escape plan - and putting it into practice.

Escape Planning for older adults - At age 65, people are twice as likely to be killed or injured by fires compared to the population at large.

Tips for living in apartment buildings - Sometimes the safest thing you can do in a tall building fire is to stay put and wait for the firefighters.

Fire Safety in manufactured homes - Since 1976, manufactured homes have been required to comply with HUD requirements, including fire safety.

Security Bars - Sometimes a device that prevents one hazard creates another.

Clear your escape route - Get rid of clutter and other barriers in the home.

Sleepover fire safety for kids - Is your child safe staying overnight at a friend's home? NFPA offers a free safety checklist.

Have you changed the batteries in your smoke detectors? NOW is the time!

SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES!

KIDS SPACE...

Who says learning can't be fun? Click on the links below for interactive, fun ways to learn about fire prevention and safety!

(kids....get your parent's permission first!)

www.smokeybear.com

www.sparky.org

www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/flash.shtm

www.coderedrover.org

www.safetypub.com/CFPH/cfphindex.htm

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