Can You Get Out?
It’s the middle of the night; you wake up in a haze with the smoke alarms blaring. What do you do? If you have a well-practiced plan your intuition will help guide you to safety.
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Steps To A Safe Escape
1. Make a Plan
- Draw a map of your home that includes all doors and windows
- Determine two ways out of each room
- Choose an outside meeting place, such as tree or light pole that is a safe distance from the house.
2. Practice
- Run through the plan during the day, and at night at least twice a year.
- Practice different ways to get out of the house.
- Teach children how to escape on their own.
- Close every door as you go through it.
Click here for a helpful home escape worksheet from the National Fire Protection Association
If your smoke alarm does go off:
- Get out of the house.
- Never go back in, even for pets or other people.
- If you have to escape through smoke, get low and go under the smoke to get out.
- Call 9-1-1 as soon as you get outside.
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Disaster & Emergency Planning
Emergencies can strike anytime. A tornado, a flood or even a terrorist attack can change lives. Missouri families, communities, businesses and schools need to take steps today to prepare for an emergency. Preparing today can save lives!
Ready in 3 can help!
Endorsed by the American Red Cross, the State Emergency Management Agency and Missouri's Office of Homeland Security, Ready in 3 focuses on three steps you can take to prepare for many kinds of emergencies.
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