By Cordell Vail

DID YOU KNOW YOUR WHOLE HOUSE CAN BE OVER 900 DEGREES IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES WHEN A FIRE STARTS? IT IS NOT JUST THE FIRE THAT KILLS YOU, IT IS MORE LIKELY TO BE THE SMOKE AND HEAT. DON'T THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN GET OUT, JUST GET OUT!

(OH AND BY THE WAY... DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A SET OF CAR KEYS HIDDEN AWAY FROM THE HOUSE SOMEWHERE SO YOU CAN MOVE THE CAR BEFORE IT GET'S BURNED TOO? JUST WONDERING. MY FRIENDS DIDN'T AND THE HOUSE WAS TOO HOT GO GO BACK IN AFTER THEM WHEN THEY REALIZED IT!)

You should change the battery in your fire alarms at least once a year. Twice a year is better. We try to change them when day light saving time changes.

Also you should have a Carbon Monoxide alarm in your home as well as smoke alarms.
Here is an excellent article by Seattle Children Hospital explaining why!

Fire safety Links shared with us by Jennifer Woodson

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LAST UPDATED 3 Sept 2016