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In Case of Fire... Don't Panic

chipesterkhan @chipesterkhan (2925) • Philippines 24 Mar 11

Our place burned down March 19, 2011. We lost our home and most of our Medical Equipment which is our business. The fire started from our neighbors and we still do not know the actual cause. Some things I learned from...

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Small but important safety tool

lindaharding627 @lindaharding627 (1442) • United States 24 Mar 11

Every year millions of people and animals die in a fire because others don't know to look for them or their pets. A valuable tool to have is a rescue alert that you hang in your window to let rescuers know what to look for. I am...

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I have to have monthly fire drills at work for my clients

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169474) • United States 20 Sep 09

That includes signing off that the fire extinguisher is charged. Funny thing is, no one ever trains anyone on how to do this, and some of my employees are just high school or college students. How smart is that? I did not realize...

charged fire extinguisher

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practice on fires

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Do you have a fire extinguisher?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169474) • United States 20 Sep 09

Is it at home, or at work? I guess I am on a safety mission right now, as the weather turns colder, we have various heating sources, and we need to know what we are doing. So, do you have a fire extinguisher? How about at work, do...

base of the flame

fire extiguisher

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Do you have a fire extinguishers at home?

mobhomeir @mobhomeir (7558) • Philippines 22 Mar 09

Some people just taking this for granted not unless fire broke at their home. The worst on our part is we don't have any one of it though our business is safety devices including fire extinguishers. Yes it is so funny but...

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Free Dryer Vent Tool Kit.

Polly1 @Polly1 (12644) • United States 14 Aug 08

http://www.dryerventwizard.com/ventcheck_request.htm Here is a link for a free clothes dryer vent tool kit. Protect your home and self. This kit measures the temparature in your dryer to help determine if its at risk of a fire....

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Fire Safety

tony254 @tony254 (17) • United States 7 Mar 08

How Many Use Those Plug-in Air Fresheners? Well, Might Want to reconsider the Use of Them. There Is A Large Number Of Houses Burning Down Due to These Air Fresheners. They Are Made of Thin Plastic and When They Get Hot They will...

Fire extinguishers. . .

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169474) • United States 9 Feb 08

Do you have one in your home? Have you ever had to use one? Have you been trained to use one? I can say "Yes" to all three of these. I did use one to put out a kitchen fire once. Tell me about your experiences.

fire experiences

fire expinguishers

trained to be safe

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Do your children know how to get out of a burning house?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 17 Jun 07

Years ago, when I was a child, my family's home caught on fire. Luckily noone was inside at the time, so there were no injuries. But, I've always wondered how we would have survived if the fire had occured at night while...

child protection

security system

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March 4th- In honor of a good friend

brendalee @brendalee (6082) • United States 4 Mar 07

It was on this day four years ago that I lost one of my best friends in a tragic fire. Also killed was her husband and the next door neighbors; a young couple and their 8 month old baby girl. My freind was known by many as Grandma...

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Try this test for the safety of your children

samsonskola @samsonskola (3357) • United States 8 Feb 07

Last night I watched a news report that showed parents testing the response of their sleeping children to a smoke alarm going off. In almost EVERY test, the blaring sound of the smoke alarm going off either didn't wake their...

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does your family have a firesafety plan?

kittykatzz @kittykatzz (1132) • United States 26 Nov 06

we just started! something i never really thought about.. my oldest is the one who got my attention about it! ever have firedrills at home?

evacuation plans

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Sprinkler systems in older high-rise buildings

ChewySpree @ChewySpree (1832) • United States 15 Nov 06

Many cities' building codes do not require that sprinkler systems be installed in older buildings. I find this fact apalling because so many lives could be saved if sprinklers were installed. What are reasons why city...

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Do you have a plan in place at your home if you should have a fire

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 11 Nov 06

DO you have plans of what you or your family members would do if a fire broke out in your house???

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