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Home » Family Life » Tips for Creating a Fire Safety Escape Plan with Your Kids

Tips for Creating a Fire Safety Escape Plan with Your Kids

October 11, 2017 by Diane Hoffmaster 40 Comments

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Last Updated on February 5, 2018 by Diane Hoffmaster

This post about creating a fire safety escape plan has been sponsored by First Alert.  All opinions expressed here are my own.

When my children were young, they had a fire safety lesson at school.  There was a mobile 'classroom' that came to the school and taught them how to escape from a room if the house was on fire.  They learned things like staying low to the ground to avoid smoke and to feel the door before opening it to see if it was hot.  When they came home from school that day, they brought home knowledge that could save their lives.  But without a fire safety escape plan for our home, these lessons would not do enough to keep them safe.  We immediately sat them down and had a serious discussion about fire safety.  I thought I would share these tips from First Alert to help you have this important discussion with your own family.  If fire safety is important to you, check out my article on how to prevent Christmas Tree fires as well.  The holidays can increase your risk of a home fire so it is important information to know!

Keep your family safe in a home fire. Check out these tips for creating a fire safety escape plan with your kids as well as a free printable to get started.

This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through a link on this site,

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Table of Contents

  • Creating a Fire Safety Escape Plan
  • Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst
  • National Fire Prevention Month
  • Fire Safety Month Giveaway
  • Follow the directions in the form below to enter to win!

Creating a Fire Safety Escape Plan

If there is ever a fire in your home, your kids need to know what to do.  Every single second counts in a fire.  Here are a few tips to keep in mind as well as a Fire Escape Plan PDF to print out and get you started.

  • Draw a map of your home. Download the Fire Escape Plan PDF  to get started.   Choose two exits from each room and a path to the outside from each exit.
  • Practice your home fire drill twice a year. Conduct one at night and one during the day with everyone in your home, and practice using different ways out.
  • Teach children how to escape on their own in case you can’t help them.
  • Make sure the number of your home is clearly marked and easy for the fire department to find.
  • Close doors behind you as you leave – this may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire.
  • Once you get outside, stay outside. Never go back inside a burning building.

Tips for Creating a Fire Safety Escape Plan with Your Kids

Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst

In the 12 years I have lived in this neighborhood, there have been 4 house fires.  3 were caused by lightning and one was started by an unknown cause.  Only one of those fires caused minimal damage.  The others were labeled a complete loss of property, although thankfully all the people got out safely.  You know why people get out of a house fire safely?  Because they are warned by smoke detectors of the fire and they know exactly what to do in order to escape.

Tips for Creating a Fire Safety Escape Plan with Your Kid

Without smoke detectors and a fire safety escape plan, your chances of escaping a fire in your home are significantly smaller.  First Alert wants to help make sure that your family stays SAFE!

Tips for Creating a Fire Safety Escape Plan with Your Kid

National Fire Prevention Month

October is National Fire Prevention Month and an important time to make sure your family is taking certain safety steps and knows what to do in case of emergency. First Alert wants your family to unleash their own superpowers with the “Super Prepared Family” campaign.   Watch the video clips below with your kids and then work together to discuss important fire safety tips and fill out your fire safety escape plan!

 

Fire Safety Month Giveaway

First Alert wants to give one of my readers a collection of their products to help them create a safer home.  Here is what your package will include:

Tips for Creating a Fire Safety Escape Plan with Your Kid

  • 10-Year Atom Smoke & Fire Alarm (MSRP: $39.99)
  • 10-Year Dual Sensor Smoke & Fire Alarm (MSRP: $49.95)
  • 10-Year Alarm Life Carbon Monoxide Alarm (MSRP: $59.95)
  • 10-Year Combination Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm (MSRP: $49.99)
  • Tundra Fire Extinguishing Spray (MSRP: $19.99)

Follow the directions in the form below to enter to win!

 

 

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Diane Hoffmaster

Diane is a professional blogger and nationally certified pharmacy technician at Good Pill Pharmacy.  She has two college aged kids, one husband and more pets than she will admit to. She earned her BS in Microbiology at the University of New Hampshire  but left her career in science to become a stay at home mom. Years of playing with LEGO and coloring with crayons had her craving a more grown up purpose to her life and she began blogging and freelance writing full time.  You can learn more about her HERE.

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Comments

  1. Lauren

    October 18, 2017 at 5:42 pm

    I learned that their products have a ten year battery!

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  2. Kelly D

    October 26, 2017 at 10:35 am

    I learned that they have fire safety tips available such as a "How to Make a Family Escape Plan" page that you can print.

    Reply
  3. beth

    October 26, 2017 at 10:57 am

    I learned they have a teachers page to help teach student's about fire safety.

    Reply
  4. jberry

    October 26, 2017 at 1:03 pm

    I learned that their products can be found a most major retailers. In my area that would include Ace & Home Depot.

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  5. James Robert

    October 26, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    I learned an estimated 890 lives could be saved each year in the United States if all homes had working smoke alarms.

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  6. Mita

    October 26, 2017 at 3:04 pm

    I learned that you can print How to Make a Family Escape Plan.

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  7. Tammy Woodall

    October 26, 2017 at 10:12 pm

    I learned that First Alerts 10-year sealed battery products do not need battery replacements for the life of the alarm.

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  8. Jack B

    October 27, 2017 at 3:24 am

    I learned First Alert has a carbon monoxide alarm that's compact and able to be placed on a tabletop.

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  9. sarah walker

    October 27, 2017 at 3:25 am

    I learned that The First Alert Tundra Fire Extinguishing Spray is effective on common kitchen and household fires including paper, fabric, wood, cooking oils, and electrical fires.

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  10. Jen D.

    October 27, 2017 at 7:37 am

    I learned smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years...their products last that long and don't need batteries.

    Reply
  11. Lrod

    October 27, 2017 at 8:09 am

    Great tips always important to have a fire escape plan

    Reply
  12. Cindy Peterson

    October 27, 2017 at 8:51 am

    Here is what I learned: Decorations are the first thing to ignite in 900 reported home fires each year. Two of every five of these fires were started by a candle. (NFPA)

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  13. Sandy H

    October 27, 2017 at 9:10 am

    I learned that their battery will last 10 years.

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  14. GENA VIGGIANI

    October 27, 2017 at 12:33 pm

    I learned First Alert has a carbon monoxide alarm that's compact and able to be placed on a tabletop and the battery will last 10 years!

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  15. Char

    October 27, 2017 at 1:46 pm

    I learned that the battery lasts 10 years, thank you so much!

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  16. Steve Weber

    October 27, 2017 at 2:17 pm

    I learned that their products can be found a most major retailers. In my area that would include Ace & Home Depot.

    Reply
  17. Wendy Caddy

    October 27, 2017 at 2:50 pm

    I learned that carbon monoxide is odorless and invisible and robs you of your oxygen.

    Reply
  18. Karley Moore

    October 27, 2017 at 3:50 pm

    Carbon Monoxide is one of the leading causes of accidental poisoning. Thanks for the giveaway!

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    October 27, 2017 at 4:05 pm

    Their products are eco-friendly.

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  20. WENDY WILLIAMS

    October 27, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    Be prepared and these products are the answer.

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  21. Will G

    October 27, 2017 at 4:48 pm

    I learned that you need to replace smoke alarms every 10 years.

    Reply
  22. Cami

    October 27, 2017 at 5:10 pm

    I learned the batteries last 10 years in these detectors!

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  23. Christine Labelle

    October 27, 2017 at 7:27 pm

    The batteries are sealed and are good for the life of the detector, ten years. We had a CO detector that saved our lives over the winter.

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  24. Rachel

    October 27, 2017 at 9:09 pm

    I learned that the carbon dioxide monitor can be wall mounted or kept on the table top.

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  25. harold

    October 28, 2017 at 12:26 am

    I learned you should test your smoke alarms once a month, I never knew that.

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  26. Mary Cloud

    October 28, 2017 at 12:38 am

    They have a 10 year sealed battery that guarantees you never have to replace batteries for the life of the alarm.

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  27. Rhonda Y

    October 29, 2017 at 1:06 am

    I learned that all smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years.

    Reply
  28. Laurajj

    October 29, 2017 at 11:35 am

    I learned that you need to make sure everyone in the home understands the sound of a smoke alarm and how to respond! We have been testing ours so that our little one will know the sound if it wakes him in the middle of the night.

    Reply
  29. christopher h

    October 29, 2017 at 12:20 pm

    i learned that one should test your smoke alarm once a month

    Reply
  30. Julie Bickham

    October 29, 2017 at 4:33 pm

    I learned that they have a Onelink Safety App!

    Reply
  31. Maria B

    October 29, 2017 at 6:15 pm

    Test the smoke alarm once a month.

    Reply
  32. carol clark

    October 29, 2017 at 8:33 pm

    carbon monoxide is odorless and invisible
    the batteries are sealed and are good for the life of the detector ten years

    Reply
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  34. Jessica Padilla

    October 30, 2017 at 4:30 pm

    I learned the National Fire Protection Association recommends testing your smoke alarms at least once a month.

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    October 30, 2017 at 9:02 pm

    It has an Eco-Friendly Design.

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  36. Buddy Wilks

    October 30, 2017 at 11:56 pm

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    October 31, 2017 at 2:50 am

    i learned they sell 10 year alarms

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  38. Mary Gardner

    October 31, 2017 at 10:20 am

    I learned that First Alert has 10-year sealed battery products that do not need battery replacements for the life of the alarm.

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  39. Sarah Mayer

    October 31, 2017 at 12:22 pm

    Great tips always important to have a fire escape plan

    Reply
  40. Jennifer H.

    October 31, 2017 at 1:09 pm

    I learned that First Alert offers a complete line of 10-year sealed battery smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

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