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If your smoke alarm goes off or you see a fire:


• Remain calm and get out.


• If you see smoke under the door, find another way out.


• Feel the door with the back of your hand before you open it. If it is hot, find another way out.


• Drop to the floor to avoid smoke and fumes. Crawl to safety.


• If your clothes catch on fire, STOP where you are, DROP to the ground and ROLL over and over to smother the flames.


• Call 9-1-1 from a safe location. Stay on the line until the operator hangs up.


• If you are trapped in a burning building, stay near a window and close to the floor. If possible, signal for help.

 

• Do not go back inside the building unless instructed that it is safe to do so.

 

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