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If your clothes catch on fire, you should:
- Stop, drop, and roll - until the fire is extinguished.
Running only makes the fire burn faster.
To escape a fire, you should:
- Check closed doors for heat before you open them. If you are
escaping through a closed door, use the back of your hand to
feel the top of the door, the doorknob, and the crack between
the door and door frame before you open it. Never use the palm
of your hand or fingers to test for heat - burning those areas
could impair your ability to escape a fire (i.e., ladders and
crawling).
| Hot Door |
Cool Door |
| Do not open. Escape through a window. If
you cannot escape, hang a white or light-colored sheet
outside the window, alerting fire fighters to your
presence. |
Open slowly and ensure fire and/or smoke is
not blocking your escape route. If your escape route is
blocked, shut the door immediately and use an alternate
escape route, such as a window. If clear, leave
immediately through the door and close it behind you. Be
prepared to crawl. Smoke and heat rise. The air is clearer
and cooler near the floor. |
- Crawl low under any smoke to your exit - heavy smoke and
poisonous gases collect first along the ceiling.
- Close doors behind you as you escape to delay the spread of
the fire.
- Stay out once you are safely out. Do not reenter. Call
9-1-1.
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