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John F. Smith
Jan 1, 2012
Fire Evacuation Checklist
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Attire and Equipment
Wear only cotton or wool clothes.
Wear long pants, long sleeved shirt or jacket and boots.
Carry gloves, a handkerchief to cover your face, water to drink, and goggles.
Keep a flashlight and portable radio with you at all times.
Tune in to a local radio station and listen for instructions.
Your Family
Evacuate all family members.
Make sure to designate a safe meeting place and contact person.
Relay your plans to the contact person.
Evacuate pets.
Vehicles
Place vehicles in the garage, pointing out with keys in the ignition.
Roll up the windows.
Close the garage door, but leave it unlocked.
Disconnect the electric garage door opener so that the door can be opened manually.
Inside the House
Close all interior doors.
Leave a light on in each room.
Close fire-resistant drapes, shutters, and venetian blinds.
Turn off all pilot lights.
Move overstuffed furniture, such as couches and easy chairs, to the center of the room.
Outside the House
Place combustible patio furniture in the house or garage.
Shut off propane at the tank or natural gas at the meter.
Close all exterior vents if possible.
Prop a ladder against the house to provide firefighters with easy access to the roof.
Make sure that all garden hoses are connected to faucets and attach nozzles set on "spray".
Close all exterior doors and windows.
Leave exterior doors unlocked.
Turn on outside lights.
If you have an emergency water source (pool, pond, etc
) and/or portable pump, clearly mark its availability so it can be seen from the street.
Essentials (to place in a car)
Important documents (bank, IRS, trust, investment, insurance policy, birth certificates, medical records).
Credit and ATM cards.
Medications.
Prescription glasses.
Driver's license.
Passport.
Computer backup files.
Inventory of home contents.
Photograph the exterior of the house and landscape if there's time.
Address book.
Cell phone and charger.
Personal toiletries.
Change of clothing.
Family photo albums and videos.
Family heirlooms.
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