If the smoke alarm wakes you up in the night, get out of bed, go to the door
and feel the door with the back of your hand.
If the bedroom door is cool:
- Open the door a crack, and look for smoke.
- If you do not see smoke, get out of the house as quickly as you can. Go
to your family's meeting place outside. Never go back inside the building
once you have left - not for toys, pets, or valuables. Once you are out, stay
out!
- If you see smoke, crawl to your bedroom window. If you can climb out of
your window safely and without falling, leave right away. If your bedroom
is on a second floor, you may want to consider purchasing a fire-resistant
escape ladder.
- If you can't open the window, or your bedroom is above the main floor and
is too high for you to safely escape, then go to your bedroom window and signal
firefighters.
- Children should be told never to hide in a fire. Hiding delays the time
it will take firefighters to find them.
If the bedroom door is hot:
- Heat, smoke, and probably fire are on the other side.
- Don't open the door.
- Go to your bedroom window. If you can climb out your window safely and without
falling, leave right away.
- If you can't open the window, or your bedroom is above the main floor and
is too high for you to safely escape, then go to your bedroom window and signal
firefighters.
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