12
WHAT TO DO IF SMOKE IS DETECTED
WARNING!
NEVER ignore any alarm. Ignoring the alarm
may result in injury or death. If the unit
alarms and you are not absolutely certain of
the source of the smoke, get everyone out of
the house immediately.
If the unit alarms and you are not absolutely
certain of the source of the smoke, get
everyone out of the house immediately.
If the unit alarms and you are certain that the
source of smoke is not a fire—cooking smoke
or an extremely dusty furnace, for example—
use the silence feature to quiet the alarm, then
open a nearby window or door and fan the
smoke away from the unit. In most cases this
will silence the alarm, and once the smoke
clears the unit will reset automatically.
Responding to An Alarm
• Don’t panic; stay calm. Follow your
family escape plan. Your safe escape
may depend on thinking clearly and
remembering what you have practiced.
Get out of the house as quickly as possi-
ble. Don’t stop to get dressed or collect
anything.
• Feel doors with the back of your hand
before opening them to see if they are
hot. If a door is cool, open it slowly.
Don’t open a hot door—use an alternate
escape route.
• Stay close to the floor. Smoke and hot
gases rise.
• Keep doors and windows closed, unless
you need to escape through them.
• Meet at your planned meeting place out-
side your home, and do a head count to
make sure everyone got out safely.
• Call the Fire Department as soon as
possible from outside. Give your
address, then your name.
• Never go back inside a burning building
for any reason.
Contact your Fire Department for more
ideas on making your home safer and on
creating your own family escape plan.
M06_1043_001.E Page 12 Thursday, July 13, 2000 8:20 AM
