Baby Safety Answers!

 

Q: Is it true that working smoke alarms give a family a 50% advantage of protection?

A: Yes, firefighters give their families a 50% advantage of protection by having working smoke detectors – at least one on every floor, including the basement.

Juan Chaustre, a Miami, FL firefighter, provides a check list:

• Change batteries when you change clocks -- in the spring and fall even if the warning device for weak batteries has not sounded.
• Test detectors every month when you pay the phone bill and when you return from a vacation or long absence.
• If stray smoke from cooking food activates the alarm, do not disconnect it. You may forget to turn it back on.
• Buy a multi-purpose fire extinguisher (ABC) for every level of your home, but use it only on a small fire.

To prevent a fire:

• Install a kitchen exhaust fan, if your home does not one. Always use it when cooking in the kitchen.
• Keep an up-to-date, unused fire extinguisher in areas such as the kitchen and near heating units. Make sure everyone in the family and babysitters know where they are and how to use them. Also, when and when not to use a fire extinguisher.
• Store matches and lighters out of reach of children.
• Make a fire escape plan for your family and practice it. You will find a sample plan in every Baby-Everywhere product.
• If you use kerosene heaters, or any other type of heating element that does not have a vent, NEVER use it while sleeping.

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