What To Do If There is fire

If there is a fire:

* Stay low to the floor and get out as quickly as possible.
* Cover your nose and mouth with a wet cloth.
* When approaching a closed door, use the back of your hand to feel parts of the door. If the door is NOT hot, open slowly and check to see if fire or smoke is blocking your escape route. If not, get out by crawling, if you need to! If your escape route is blocked, find another way out, such as a window. If the door is hot, escape through a window.
* Since smoke and poisonous gases collects along the ceiling, stay low at all times.

During an Explosion

• If you are in a building that has an explosion - first, stay calm. You should leave the building as quickly as possible. Do not stop to get books or toys or ANYTHING or to make a phone call. If things are falling around you, get under a sturdy table or desk until they stop falling.
• Get under a sturdy table or desk if things are falling around you. When they stop falling, leave quickly, watching for obviously weakened floors and stairways. As you exit from the building, be especially watchful of falling debris.
  
  
• Do not use elevators.

Once you are out:

• Do not stand in front of windows, glass doors, or other potentially hazardous areas.
  
  
• Move away from sidewalks or streets to be used by emergency officials or others still exiting the building.

If you are trapped in debris:

• Avoid unnecessary movement so you don’t kick up dust.
  
  
• Cover your nose and mouth with anything you have on hand. Try to breathe through the material.)
  
  
• Tap on a pipe or wall so rescuers can hear where you are.
  
  
• If possible, use a whistle to signal rescuers.
  
  
• Shout only as a last resort. Shouting can cause a person to inhale dangerous amounts of dust.

Try to think of things that make you happy and stay calm. Rescuers are ON THE WAY!