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Tot Finder Stickers
Totfinders are stickers that many fire departments request
residents to place on windows of their children's bedrooms.
Totfinders can be useful if used properly but too many times
they are not used correctly. People do frequently call the fire
department requesting Totfinder stickers, but we would
encourage our citizens to spend more time planning escape
routes with their children and taking other precautions.
Home Escape Plans
Creating a home escape plan is a simple thing to do, the
challenging thing is to keep practicing the plan and teaching
it to your children. The few minutes you spend with your
family practicing your escape plan can save their lives. As
each home differs there is no way that we can provide you
with an exact escape plan for your home, you will need to
develop that on your own with your family. What we can do
to help is provide some "tips" to follow when designing your
plan. Keep in mind these are only suggestions and you
should use them as you feel the need:
Totfinders are stickers that many fire departments request
residents to place on windows of their children's bedrooms.
Totfinders can be useful if used properly but too many times
they are not used correctly. People do frequently call the fire
department requesting Totfinder stickers, but we would
encourage our citizens to spend more time planning escape
routes with their children and taking other precautions.
Home Escape Plans
Creating a home escape plan is a simple thing to do, the
challenging thing is to keep practicing the plan and teaching
it to your children. The few minutes you spend with your
family practicing your escape plan can save their lives. As
each home differs there is no way that we can provide you
with an exact escape plan for your home, you will need to
develop that on your own with your family. What we can do
to help is provide some "tips" to follow when designing your
plan. Keep in mind these are only suggestions and you
should use them as you feel the need:
- Keep all bedroom doors closed at night. Keeping
bedroom doors closed while sleeping slows the travel of
toxic fumes and smoke during a fire. - Make sure you have smoke detectors installed and
tested monthly. - Plan to group in a room that has a roof you can crawl
out onto and signal for help. - Rooms without a roof should have a drop down window
ladder. - If you hear your smoke detector going off at night, feel
the door and the handle before opening it. If the door or
handle is warm, do not open it. - If you are trapped in a room, and cannot escape through
a window, you should take the following precautions:
- Use something to block the bottom opening of the
door, like a sheet, or towels, or clothing. This will
slow the smoke from entering the room. - If there is a window, stay close to the window to
signal for help when the fire department arrives. - If the smoke starts to enter the room stay low to
the floor. The smoke and heat will naturally rise to
the highest point. Do not hang from the window
opening, the smoke and heat are going to vent
through this opening, hanging out the opening
prevents proper venting, exposes you to the
hazardous gases, and you could potentially fall.
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