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Navigate Page: Smoke Detectors – Who is E.D.I.T.H.? – Firefighter Fun
Do
you play sports? Play a musical instrument? Get excellent grades in
school? You probably already know how
much planning and practice go into being successful. Having a fire in your house can be a scary thing to think about,
but fire is an emergency that we need to plan and practice for. Practicing how to get out of a fire quickly
and safely is the success we want you plan for. So what should you practice? What should you plan? Let’s find out:
Smoke Detectors
Smoke is the most dangerous part of a fire, but having
working smoke detectors can alert you and your family when a fire is just
starting. This gives you time to get
out safely. Click on the smoke detector
below to play a fun game and hear what a smoke detector sounds like
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Ask adults to install smoke detectors in every room of
your house. Adults can call the Tucson
Fire Department at 791-4502 if they need smoke detectors or help installing
them.
Who
is E.D.I.T.H.?
Maybe you
have an Aunt Edith or a Grandma Edith in your family? Well, we have an E.D.I.T.H. in fire safety, and our E.D.I.T.H.
can save lives! E.D.I.T.H. stands for
Exit Drills In the Home. Practicing and planning to get out of your house
during a fire is very important.
Let’s
start with your house:
Click
on the house below to start your escape plan
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Now that you have your escape plan ready here are some very important steps to practice:
If you are sleeping and you smell smoke or hear a smoke detector:
1. Carefully roll out of bed.
2. Stay low and crawl to your bedroom door.
3. Feel the door with the back of your hand.
4. If the door is not warm or hot open the door and get to the nearest exit.
5. If the door is warm or hot crawl to your 2nd exit (window, other door). If you
can’t get out with the 2nd exit just stay low and wait for the firefighters to come.
6. Once you are safely outside go to your meeting place – DO NOT GO BACK IN !!
THE HOUSE FOR ANYTHING OR ANYONE!! We can buy new toys but we
can’t replace you!
Let’s practice some more escape drills with some fun games. Click the safety button below for some fun fire safety games:
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Being able
to spot danger before a fire starts can prevent you or anyone in your family
from being hurt or burned. Click on
Spot below to test your skills at spotting trouble:
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City of Tucson site)
If
your clothes catch on fire it is VERY IMPORTANT that you do the following:
STOP
walking, running or moving.
DROP
onto the ground, curl up into a ball, and cover your face with your hands.
ROLL
back and forth over and over on the ground until the fire is out.
COOL
the burn with water.
CALL
911 for help immediately!
PRACTICE
STOP, DROP AND ROLL with your family and friends. Click the crayon below for a fun coloring page
Ever
wanted to know more about firefighters? Click on the games below to learn more
about firefighters, fire stations, and fire trucks.
“Get Firefighter Frank Ready For Action”
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of Tucson site)
“Fun with Fire
trucks!”
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of Tucson site)
“Are you Fire Smart?”
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