Install Smoke Detectors. Working Smoke Detectors can alert you to a fire in your home in time for you to escape, even if you are sleeping. Install smoke detectors on every level of your home, including the basement, and outside each sleeping area. Test detectors every month, following the manufacturerıs directions. Replace batteries at least once a year or whenever the detector ³chirps² to signal low battery power. Plan Your Familyıs Escape From Fire. If FIRE breaks out in your home, you have to get out FAST! Preparation for an emergency fire escape is of the utmost importance for a safe escape. Children and their parents need to plan, map and practice their homeıs emergency escape route. Sit down with your entire family plan, map and then practice. Make sure that everyone knows at least two unobstructed exits ­ doors and windows ­ from every room. If you live in a building, do not include elevators in your escape plan. Decide on a meeting place outside where all family members will meet after they escape. Once you have planned and mapped an escape route have your family practice the plan at least once a year. Crawl Low Under Smoke. During a fire, smoke and poisonous gases rise with the heat. The air is cleaner near the floor. If you encounter smoke while you are trying to escape from a fire, use an alternate escape route. Stop. Drop and Roll. If your clothes catch fire, donıt run. Stop where you are, drop to the ground, cover your face with your hands, and roll over and over to smother the flames. Remember: Matches and Lighters are not TOYS! In a childıs hands, matches and lighters can be deadly. Use only child-resistant lighters and store all matches and lighters up high, where small children canıt see or reach them, preferably in a locked cabinet. Teach your children that matches and lighters are tools, not toys, and should only be used by adults or with adult supervision. Teach young children to tell a grown-up if they find matches or lighters and for them to take adults to where they are.