In this article we will discuss how to keep you and your family safe during a residential fire.

1. Staying Safe in Your Dallas Home
After moving to Dallas and purchasing a home, it is important to make sure you have safety
plans developed for your home. No matter where you purchase a home, you should know what
you are going to do in case of an emergency, so you can be sure you are going to be safe.
Have an Escape Route
First, you should understand how you are going to be wise about looking for the safest exit
routes in your home. There are a lot of people that struggle understanding how they are going to
develop the routes that will get everyone in the home out of the home as fast as possible.
When you are developing these routes, you should be talking with
everyone in the household. You want to make sure that you know
how you are going to explain to everyone how they should get out of
the home if there is a fire when they are in their bedroom or in a
common living space.
Drawing or printing a chart that you can then hand out to each member
of your household is a great way to be sure that everyone will
remember what they should be doing. When you have everything
drawn out, you may want to have a meeting with each person in your
household.
Discuss How Dangerous a Residential Fire Can Be
Talk about fire damage and how dangerous a residential fire can be. Discuss how to recognize a
fire from any part of the home and be sure that you talk about the sounds that the fire alarms will
make and how each person should react when they hear these sounds.
Walking through the plan a few times can help solidify them in the
minds of those in your household. You want to make sure that all
questions are answered and everyone understands what they are going
to need to do once they understand that there is a fire in the house.
Have a Plan For After the Fire
After figuring out how everyone is going to get out of the home, it is then important to find a
spot that you can all meet. When you are looking for a place to meet, it should be easy to get to
and you want to make sure that it is also going to be far enough away from your home to be safe.
Developing this plan may take some time and effort, but should a fire break out in your home,
you will be grateful that you formulated the plan. If you are unsure about your ability to develop
the plan, you may want to wait and work with a fire professional in the area.

2. If you make any changes to your home, you should be sure that you know how you are going to
change your plan for a fire. Everyone should be aware of these changes and you will want to
make sure that they are feasible and safe.
Finally, to avoid fire damage, the fire alarms should be checked on a
consistent basis. It is important that all of the fire alarms are going to be
checked consistently to ensure that they are going to provide the warning
that you need to keep yourself and your household safe.