The peak time for home fire fatalities is between 11 p.m. and 7
a.m., when most families are asleep. And when a home fire
occurs, families have very little time to get out. A working
smoke alarm doubles chances of survival, yet more than 20
percent of American homes are without them. The following are
recommendations and tips for keeping your family and home safe
from fire. Install alarms, know exit routes On average, families
have less than three minutes from the time the first smoke alarm
sounds to escape a fire. Installing smoke alarms on every level
of the home and developing an escape plan can give your family
precious minutes. - Draw a floor plan of your home and sketch
exit routes out of every room. - Make sure you have a fire
escape ladder long enough to reach the ground from upstairs
rooms. - Assign an outside meeting place to quickly locate each
other. Safety, by room Check your rooms using this information.
- Do not trap electrical cords against walls. Heat can build up,
posing a fire hazard. - Use