The Facts:
Fire is black
A real fire is so dark that you can barely see the flames. You will
be lost and confused by the thick smoke even in your own bedroom,
unless you know what to do. You must know how to escape your home
with your eyes closed.
The odor of smoke will not wake you
The poisonous gases actually put you into a deeper sleep! Most fires
occur at night and only a loud noise, such as a smoke alarm will
wake you when you're sleeping.
The fire's heat is intense
You don't have to be near the flames to be injured. Your body cannot
survive temperatures higher than 150 degrees, (that's hot enough to
cook some food in an oven), and a fire can rage over 600
degrees! Learn what you can do to survive this kind of heat.
There is no time to think
You may have as little as one minute to escape once a fire starts.
If a fire is not put out in 30 seconds, it should be considered out
of control. Every second must be used to get out!
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