I have just asked a question on the electrical forum about a kiddies lamp and fire risk of leaving it on all night.
It reminded me to check my smoke alarms.
I know that you are supposed to do a practice run on how to get out of the house safely in the case of fire.
You should do it in the day ime but also practice at night time in the dark as power often goes.
Hopefully that will teach children and you yourself calmly how to get out.. just in case.
Little things like making the children all hold hands so they stay together because in the dark and with smoke, you cant see someone and cant always hear them very well, if they were to get seperated.
Making sure that door or window keys are always in the same place, and if the door etc key is on a bunch... making sure that it is easily identifiable in the dark and when your hands may be shaking!!
I dont want to sound doom and gloom here either!
I just wonder how many of us (me included) are complacent about these things? choosing to just hope that it never happens to us??
When I was little we had a house fire and I remember as a very small child seeing my dad tentatively open adoor that smoke was coming through (big no no) and seeing the flames appear and him pushing it shut and getting us out.
Also, once as young adult, fell asleep with pals exhausted after work and chip pan on... it went on fire and it was only the smoke alarm that alerted us in time.
(ended up with a house full of firefighters though.... and although we got words of advice!!!... it wasnt an altogether unpleasant experience )
It reminded me to check my smoke alarms.
I know that you are supposed to do a practice run on how to get out of the house safely in the case of fire.
You should do it in the day ime but also practice at night time in the dark as power often goes.
Hopefully that will teach children and you yourself calmly how to get out.. just in case.
Little things like making the children all hold hands so they stay together because in the dark and with smoke, you cant see someone and cant always hear them very well, if they were to get seperated.
Making sure that door or window keys are always in the same place, and if the door etc key is on a bunch... making sure that it is easily identifiable in the dark and when your hands may be shaking!!
I dont want to sound doom and gloom here either!
I just wonder how many of us (me included) are complacent about these things? choosing to just hope that it never happens to us??
When I was little we had a house fire and I remember as a very small child seeing my dad tentatively open adoor that smoke was coming through (big no no) and seeing the flames appear and him pushing it shut and getting us out.
Also, once as young adult, fell asleep with pals exhausted after work and chip pan on... it went on fire and it was only the smoke alarm that alerted us in time.
(ended up with a house full of firefighters though.... and although we got words of advice!!!... it wasnt an altogether unpleasant experience )