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• Each year, fire kills more children than any other home accident and seriously burns thousands more.
• Children playing with fire is one of the most common causes of home fires.
• Children are also needless victims of fire because they don't know what to do and how to react.
 You can do more than you think to help protect our future leaders.

Repeat basic rules to your children. Tell them again and again and again.  Don't nag them but remember, children learn by repetition.  This is not an all inclusive list.  Your best safety is common sense and knowing the things your child likes to do and keeping a watchful eye on them.

• Stay away from the stove.
• Don't play with matches.
• Keep back from open fires.
• Don't fool with electrical wires and appliances.
• Teach them what   means, and show as well as tell them what things are hot.
• Have your hot water heater turned down to 100 to 125 degree temperature.
• Teach them not to play with the faucets, and don't leave them unattended.  Hot water from the bath tub could scald their skin within seconds and cause them to go into shock and die.
• Never store things they like above a stove.
• Turn pot handles away from the front of the stove.
• Never keep a lit cigarette unattended.
• Use tight fitting screens on all fireplaces.
• Supervise all cookouts and trash fire.
• Teach older children to assist you in keeping "baby" safe.
• Cover unused electrical outlets with plastic caps.
• Keep electrical appliances out of reach.
• Teach children not to touch electrical cords and never allow them to plug it into an outlet.
• Teach them to yell for help if they see smoke or fire.
• Teach them the STOP  DROP  and ROLL.
• Resist the impulse to run.  STOP
• Drop to the floor or ground.  DROP
• Roll over and over until flames go out. Cover your face with your hands.  ROLL
• Remove any clothing that is still smoldering.
• Call 911 or a doctor or ambulance.
• Teach them that they can smother fire with a blanket or overcoat.
• Use good common sense with space heaters.  These are usually on the same level as toddlers.
• Have a list for the babysitter and make sure the baby-sitter knows the procedures.  Print the list below and fill in the blanks and keep it handy.
• Plan a fire escape plan and teach everyone in the family how to do it.
• You should only buy  Child Resistant lighters  that have high safety standards and should not be easy for children to operate.  Teach the basics of fire safety.
• Keep matches and lighters above adult shoulder height, preferably in a locked cabinet.
• Children's sleepwear sizes 0 to 14 is required to pass flame-retardant tests.  These are highly flame resistant, but in some circumstances they could still burn.
• When buying holiday costumes make sure that they are "flame-retardant" or "flame-resistant.

Be careful when using candles.  These are open flame sources and they can fascinate children and they may want to play with them.

• If a fire should break-out:
• Do not try to put the fire out.
• Grab the children and leave the house.
• Go to a neighbor's house to call fire department.

• If it is a MEDICAL emergency:
• STAY on the telephone with the  911  or  Emergency Operator.
• STAY Calm.  Panic and screaming will only scare the children more.
• Be specific as to what is wrong.

Names of children and ages ___________________________________________
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Family name _______________________________________________________

Full Address________________________________________________________

Town/City_________________________________________________________

Phone # as to location of parents _______________________________________
Place where parents can be located______________________________________

Fire emergency  number________________________

Police emergency  number ______________________

Hospital telephone number______________________________________________

Doctor's emergency telephone number ___________________________________

Poison-control center telephone number __________________________________

Neighbor's telephone number ___________________________________________

Location of nearest fire-alarm or call box _________________________________
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Location of meeting place outside the home where all members of the household
are to go escaping the fire ____________________________________________
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Date of Last Revision of This Form_____________