Care Wagon Medical Transport & The Red Cross
would like to remind everyone to
Turn Back Those Clocks
and Check Your Smoke Alarms
Please also think of your elderly relatives, friends and neighbors that may need help completing these tasks!
We are asking every household to check their smoke alarms
and practice fire drills at home.
This NOVEMBER 1st WEEKEND we all get an extra hour of sleep as we turn the clocks back
one hour to mark the end of Daylight Saving Time. The American Red Cross
recommends changing your smoke alarm batteries and testing the alarms at the
same time.
LIFE-SAVING CAMPAIGN The Red Cross has launched a nationwide campaign
to reduce the number of people killed or injured in home fires by 25 percent
over the next five years. Teaming up with local fire departments and community
groups, the Red Cross is installing smoke alarms and teaching people how to
prevent fires in places where a high number of fires have occurred.
The Red Cross is also asking every household in America
to take two simple steps that can save lives: check their existing smoke alarms
and practice fire drills at home.
Smoke alarms save lives. You should:
· Install smoke alarms on every level of your
home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
· Check monthly that smoke alarms are working
properly by pushing the test button.
· Replace batteries in smoke alarms at least
once a year.
· Replace smoke alarms every ten years.
PRACTICE HOME FIRE DRILLS Make sure all household members know two
ways to escape from every room of your home, and set up a meeting place outside
in case of fire. Practice escaping from your home at least twice a year and at
different times of the day. Teach household members to stop, drop and roll if
their clothing should catch on fire.
Other steps you can take to get prepared include:
· Updating the emergency contact information in
your family communications plan. Choose an out-of-area emergency contact that
each person in your family can call if he/she becomes separated during a
disaster situation.
· Making sure your emergency preparedness kit
still includes at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food items and
water (one gallon per person per day), a flashlight, a battery-powered or crank
radio, can opener, first aid kit, copies of important documents, and special
items such as medications, diapers, and infant formula.
· Checking your emergency preparedness kit for
expired food items; refresh staples such as water, food and batteries. If there
have been changes in prescriptions or dietary needs, add new foods and
medications as needed.
Taking simple actions like these can help you be better prepared for a
disaster or emergency situation. So, when you turn back the clock this weekend,
take a few extra minutes to ensure that you and your family are better prepared
for the unexpected.
Enjoy your extra hour of sleep this 1st weekend of November!
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