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Fire Safety

Just for Kids

Fire Safety
SMOKE DETECTORS CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE! They warn you in time to escape from a fire.

KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE:
• always help those who need help
• plan your escape route and practice leaving your home
• decide one place outside where family members should meet.


THE BEST PLACE FOR YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS:
• outside the bedrooms
• each level in the home


TAKE CARE OF THEM:
• test monthly
• replace battery once a year or when they make a "chirping" sound.

BUY IT!
TAKE CARE OF IT!
YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT!

 

To report a product hazard or a product-related injury, write to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington D.C. 20207, or call the toll-free hotline:800-638-2772. A teletypewrite for the deaf is available on the following numbers: National 800-638-8270 &, Maryland only 800-492-8104.