Install a smoke alarm between each sleeping area and the rest of your home. If you live in a house with more than one level, install a smoke alarm on each level.
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What to do when a smoke alarm goes off
It is vital you know what to do if a fire occurs. Follow these simple rules to plan how you would escape a fire in your home and practice it with the whole family.
- Get down low and stay out of smoke
- If it’s safe, close doors on your way out to slow down the spread of fire and smoke.
- Alert other people on your way out of the building
- Get out and stay out
- Meet at a safe place such as the letterbox outside of your home
- Call 000 (triple zero) from a mobile phone or a neighbours phone. Ask for FIRE
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