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Safety Tips
Leave your apartment. Close the door behind you.
If you are in a multi-story building, use the stairs to get out. Do not use the elevator unless directed by the fire department.
Get outside to your meeting place.
Push the test button to sound the smoke alarm and start your home fire drill.
Practice your home fire drill with everyone in the home.
Choose an outside meeting place in front of your home.
Make sure doors and windows are not blocked.
Find 2 ways out of every room.
Draw a map of your home. Include all doors and windows.
Residents could have less than 2 minutes to escape a home fire once the smoke alarm sounds.