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One of the first things children should learn about in schools and in the home is fire. Fire is one of the most common ways for home security to be breeched, beyond things even like home invasions and other petty crimes. Most schools do offer lessons in fire safety in the school and work diligently to bring fire marshals and firemen to schools for demonstrations and lessons in safety. However, the lessons should not end there. It's important to teach your kids yourself about fire safety in the home. The following are some fire safe tricks and tips to pass along to the little ones in your home:
If your smoke alarm is installed into your home alarm system, teach your children how to use the alarm. If it's not, teach your kids how to change the batteries in the smoke detector and when to do it each year. October is Fire Safety Month, so it is most often done then. Show them what the home alarm sounds like and where in the house it is to indicate if there could be a fire in your home.
Keep a fire extinguisher and fire blanket in your home in the basement or another safe place, just in case. Let your children know where it is, but stress that they do not play with it or touch it in case there is a real emergency. These are not toys.
Do not smoke in the house. It is one of the leading causes of accidental fires. Cigarettes may not be put out in the ashtray, or drop onto the carpet or other flammable material and the rest is history. Your house can easily go up into flames and that is an incredibly scary thought.
Never leave turned on cooking appliances or the stove unattended. You should always be in the room when a toaster or stove is turned on and in use so as to monitor temperature levels, fire heights, how the food is cooking and more. It is crazy to think that cooking can cause a home security breech, but it is another one of the leading causes of accidental fires.
Donate to and visit your local volunteer firefighter organizations. They are the ones protecting your home from harm and by showing them that your neighborhood cares helps both the government keep them in business and gives them the passion to continue protecting your neighborhood from harmful flames.
Stay aware of carbon monoxide levels in the home, too. These levels are important to monitor because of gas leakages, which could eventually lead to a fire if they are not taken care of as well. Carbon monoxide is usually easily monitored with an alarm or through your home alarm provider.
