Fire Safety Tips for Older Adults in Pembroke Pines?

6/14/2022 (Permalink)

We respond to fire damage emergencies 24-hours a day in Broward County.

Our Pembroke Pines and West Miramar team responds to fire damage emergencies throughout the year in the Pembroke Pines area. Here are some guidelines to help older adults stay safe around fire from the National Fire Protection Association:

• Keep it low
  If you don’t live in an apartment building, consider sleeping in a room on the ground floor in order to make emergency escape easier. Make sure that smoke alarms are installed in every sleeping room and outside any sleeping areas. Have a telephone installed where you sleep in case of emergency.
• Sound the alarm
  The majority of fatal fires occur when people are sleeping, and because smoke can put you into a deeper sleep rather than waking you, it´s important to have a mechanical early warning of a fire to ensure that you wake up. If anyone in your household is deaf or if your own hearing is diminished, consider installing a smoke alarm that uses a flashing light or vibration to alert you to a fire emergency. View a list of product manufacturers.
• Do the drill
  Conduct your own, or participate in, regular fire drills to make sure you know what to do in the event of a home fire. If you or someone you live with cannot escape alone, designate a member of the household to assist and decide on backups in case the designee isn’t home.

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