True or False
Smoke Alarms
During a Fire
General Fire Safety Information
100

The smell of smoke is enough to wake you up.

FALSE
100

What should you do when you hear a smoke alarm?

GET OUT! (Use your escape plan)

100

What should you do if your clothes are on fire?

Stop, drop, & roll!

100

True or False - An adult should be in the kitchen with you if you are cooking something on the stove or in the oven.

True!

200

Matches and lighters should be used by adults only.

TRUE

200

When you hear a smoke alarm in a building, should you use the stairs or the elevator?

Stairs!

200

Who is the most important person to worry about during a fire?

YOURSELF!

200

Keep things that could burn away from things that are ___________.

HOT

300

When you see smoke, the best thing to do is get as low to the floor as possible.

True - "Get low & GO!"

300

How often should you change the batteries in a smoke alarm?

Once a year

300

What should you do if you get burned?

Run the burn under cold water.

300

Name one of the three pieces of information you need to know when calling 9-1-1.

City, address, and/or phone number.

400

If your family members, pets, or favorite toys are still inside, you can run back in to get them.

FALSE - Wait for the fire department and let them go in to get them.

400

How often should you TEST your smoke alarms?

Once a month

400

What should you do before opening a door during a fire?

Feel it to see if it is hot.

400

Is it safer to sleep with your bedroom door closed or open?

Closed- it helps contain fires to a smaller portion of the house.

500

If there is a fire, you should call 9-1-1 from your house phone.

FALSE - Call from your cell phone once you are outside or call from a neighbor's house!

500

How often should you REPLACE your smoke alarms?

Every 10 years

500

What should you do if you cannot get out of your room and the window is too high?

Open the window and yell, scream, throw something, and/or wave something in the air to get the firefighters' attention.

500

Name the dangerous gas that you cannot see, smell, or taste. 

Carbon Monoxide