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What I should know about fire?
Smoking Out the Facts About Home Fire Detection
Fire is a deadly threat to any household. It can strike anywhere, at any time. The
frightening truth is that in 2005, there were nearly 381,000 home fires in the U.S.
resulting in over 16,000 injuries and deaths combined*. You must be prepared by
using the tools for fire protection.
Smoke alarms provide a warning of fire. Smoke alarms are the easiest, most
cost-efficient way to alert your family of a developing fire. The more smoke
alarms you have installed in your home, the more your chances increase that you
will survive the fire.
Fire extinguishers provide a tool to fight small fires. Having a fire extinguisher in
your home can increase your chances of keeping a small fire from getting out of
control and becoming a deadly rage.
Using both smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in your home, along with
knowing what to do in case of fire, can save your life! Fire is a preventable
tragedy!
What do I need to know about fire?
Fire can and might happen to you! You must be prepared and have the
knowledge to escape safely. Fire is darker, smokier, hotter, and faster than you
can imagine. You must know what fire is like in order to escape the danger
safely. The following are four important facts to remember:
1. Smoke is dark. Most people expect fire to be light. On the contrary, fire is pitch
black. For this reason, people have been trapped in their homes because they
could not find their way out in the dark -- they didn't have a flashlight and didn't
practice an escape plan.
2. Smoke can be deadly. Since most fire fatalities occur between 2 a.m. and 6
a.m. when most people are sleeping -- the only thing standing between the
deadly fumes of fire and a safe escape is the piercing sound of a smoke alarm.
The poisonous gases emitted by a fire actually put people into a deeper sleep
and many suffocate without ever waking or even becoming aware of the fire;
because they had no warning.
3. Fire has intense heat. Fire can cause the temperature to rise several hundred
degrees in just seconds. The heat is so intense that it can cause the human body
to stop functioning altogether - -one breath can cause severe lung damage. The

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