{"id":2401,"date":"2016-12-20T11:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/?p=2401"},"modified":"2016-12-15T19:39:50","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T01:39:50","slug":"plan-for-fire-safety-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/chimney\/plan-for-fire-safety-in-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan for Fire Safety in Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We cannot overstate the importance of knowing what to do, and ensuring your family knows what to do, in case of a fire in the home. Planning for fire safety means ensuring you have up-to-date working smoke detectors and fire extinguishers, along with a plan for what to do in an emergency. Learn more in today\u2019s guide.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Smoke Detectors<\/h2>\n<p>You should have several smoke detectors in your home, especially near areas where people sleep. In addition, it\u2019s important to keep them maintained\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Test smoke alarms each month by holding down the button.<\/li>\n<li>Replace the batteries every six months (many people do this when they change their clocks for daylight saving time.<\/li>\n<li>Replace smoke detectors every ten years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fire Extinguishers<\/h2>\n<p>Fire extinguishers should be located near all exits in an easy-to-reach place. A fire extinguisher can save your home, putting out a small flame quickly\u2014as long as the operator feels confident about their ability to use one. The PASS technique is a great way to remember how to use it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pull <\/strong>the safety pin out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim <\/strong>towards the base of the fire.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Squeeze the handle.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sweep <\/strong>from side to side at the base of the fire to extinguish completely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>An Escape Route and Meeting Place<\/h2>\n<p>You must have a plan for escape and a meeting place for your family in case of a fire. You should have two exit paths in every room (windows and doors) and fire ladders in case of second story windows.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you talk to your family members often about what to do if the smoke alarm goes off and there is a fire in the home. The family meeting place should be a safe distance away from your home, like a community mailbox or a neighbor\u2019s house. Children in the home should know how and when to call 911.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Call 2nd Generation Chimneys, Inc. for chimney and fireplace services in Minneapolis, MN. <a href=\"\/chimney-cleaning-and-sweeping\">Regular chimney cleaning<\/a> can help reduce your chances of a home fire.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We cannot overstate the importance of knowing what to do, and ensuring your family knows what to do, in case of a fire in the home. Planning for fire safety means ensuring you have up-to-date working smoke detectors and fire extinguishers, along with a plan for what to do in an emergency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[73,99],"class_list":["post-2401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chimney","tag-chimney-cleaning","tag-minneapolis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401\/revisions\/2402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}