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A NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION SECTION Milwaukee Journal Sentinel oCtoBer 2012
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FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
OCTOBER 7-13, 2012
What’s Inside?
It’s the law and it saves lives. Be in the
know about smoke and CO detectors
Classroom activities
Home Fire Safety
Checklist
Fire Safety Quiz
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by Maryann Bouche
alarmed
don’t be :
Learn the new guideLines, Laws for safety
Taking care of family and friends
includes keeping them safe. You
want the people you care about
to be protected from dangers like
house fires.
One way you can make abig difference is
to check that your home has enough smoke
detectors and that the alarms are working.
Kids your age can help out by pressing the
test button each month to make sure each
detector works properly. When you or your
parent presses the button, it should make a
loud, piercing beep. If it doesn’t, take care of
the problem right away. The smoke detector
may need anew battery, or the detector itself
may need to be replaced.
It’s true: Beeps save lives
Almost two-thirds of home fire deaths happen
in homes where there was no working smoke
detector.
Glenn Linzmeier, fire chief for
the Blooming Grove (Wis.) Fire
Department, remembers a blaze that
destroyed a home and firefighters
found a melted smoke detector in
the rubble. It didn’t have a
battery inside, which meant it
wasn’t able to send its
warning when the
fire was still small.
The homeowner,
who was not injured
This timeline shows
how quickly —
within 5minutes
—asmall fire can
become a lifethreatening
blaze.
because he was not home when the fire started,
said he had removed the battery just a couple
of weeks before and forgot to replace it.
“It’s important for all of us to be responsible
to be sure others are safe,” Linzmeier noted.
“You need to follow through because otherwise
something bad can happen.”
It’s a good idea to change the batteries at
least once a year because then you’ll know the
batteries are fresh. If you have smoke alarms
with lithium “long-life” batteries, these batteries
last 10 years and are not meant to be replaced;
instead you replace the entire device after 10
years.
All smoke detectors, whether battery
operated or hardwired into the
home’s electrical system, should be
replaced every 10 years to be sure
they will operate properly.
Fight the invisible danger
Do you know what carbon monoxide
is? This invisible, odorless and
tasteless gas is created when fuels
like gasoline, wood, coal, natural
gas, propane, oil or methane aren’t
burning properly. It’s a poison you
don’t know you’re breathing and that’s
why it’s called a silent killer.
In 2011, a law was passed that requires
homes to have carbon monoxide alarms
on every floor of the house, except for attics
and garages. The law applies to homes that
have any fuel-burning appliance such as a
furnace, fireplace, heater, oven, stove, clothes
10 seconds
It’s 12:53 a.m.
You and your family are sound asleep.
Ten seconds ago, a small fire started in
your living room. In the next five minutes,
your life may change forever. Or you may
just need to clean up in the morning and
air out the house.
It will all depend on whether or not you
have fire sprinklers in your home.
Spread
the word
Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide
detectors are required in homes today.
It’s important to get the word out
to be sure every family installs these
lifesavers and keeps them working
properly.
• Many local fire departments have
programs to educate the community
about using smoke alarms and carbon
monoxide detectors.
• Another resource is the Wisconsin
Alliance for Fire Safety education
trailers and displays that can be
brought to community events. Visit
wafs.org for contact information.
• A new program, called WISAFE, is in
the beginning phase working with the
Wisconsin Department of Instruction
and other state agencies. One idea
is to provide safety information to
parents during teacher conferences.
•You are an important teacher too.
Let your family know what you learned
about fire safety and do your part to
be responsible. After school today,
be sure your home has enough smoke
alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
and all are working properly.
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Every 84 seconds, a house burns in
the United States. More than 3,000
Americans die in fires every year, 85%
of them in home fires. The victims are
usually children and seniors.
Although the majority of home fires start
during the day, most fatal fires start at
night. Like this one.

dryer, boiler, water heater, and also
residences with attached garages.
Parents may not be aware of this new
law, so telling them about it is another
way to help keep your family safe.
“I tell kids to ask the adults: Do we
have a carbon monoxide detector? They
should tell the adults that carbon monoxide
doesn’t have an odor or a taste,
that it’s dangerous and can kill people,”
Linzmeier said.
With a detector on each level of the
house, an alarm will sound when there is
an unhealthy level of carbon monoxide in
the home, alerting you to get outside and
to call the fire department.
Where are your
smoke detectors?
Wisconsin also has a law requiring at
least one smoke detector on every level
of the home, including the basement.
Local ordinances may require additional
smoke detectors because in most homes,
placing just one detector on each floor of
the house won’t provide the best
protection.
“The standards
for the number of
smoke detectors
have changed, and
people need to
be aware of this,”
explained Gary
Fedder, retired
Greendale (Wis.)
Fire Department fire
chief. It’s advised
that a smoke
detector be on every
level of the home,
plus one should be
inside every sleeping
area, and outside the
sleeping areas.
It’s important to
1 minute
One minute after the fire
starts, the smoke alarm
sounds.
You awaken.
You don’t smell smoke, but
you get up to check.
It takes almost 30 seconds
to reach the stairs and start
down.
90 seconds
have a smoke detector in each bedroom
because often those doors are closed,
and fires that start behind a closed door
will not be detected right away.
For example, fires in bedrooms have
started with laptops or from a hot curling
iron left on a bed. The door gets closed
when the boy or girl leaves for school. A
smoke detector in the bedroom will sound
while the fire is still small, but if the nearest
detector is on the other side of the
closed door, it won’t go off until the fire
has grown much larger.
So check if there is a smoke detector
in your bedroom and if not, talk to your
parents about installing one. Many fire
departments have programs to hand
out free batteries or smoke alarms. Call
the non-emergency number of your fire
department for details.
It’s the law…
For families living in apartment
complexes, if the smoke and carbon
monoxide alarms in their units are not
working, the renters need to
notify the landlord in
writing. The property
owner has five days
to get it rectified, so
it’s important to
notify the owner immediately
in writing, said Susan Phillips-
Wheeler, deputy fire chief/fire marshal for
the Town of Menasha, Wis.
The laws requiring smoke alarms and
carbon monoxide detectors are ways
to educate people about how important
these devices are for saving lives
and protecting property, explained
Tina Virgil, state fire marshal, Wisconsin
Department of Justice. “We want
people to be responsible, and these
laws remind people to think
about safety and be sure
they have safety measures in
place,” she said.
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As you descend, you start to
smell smoke.
You see smoke billowing out of
the living room. The curtains in
the room are in flames.
The temperature at the ceiling
is approaching 1,000 degrees
Fahrenheit.
2 minutes 2 min. 9 sec.
Heat activates the single
sprinkler closest to the fire.
Within seconds, the flames
are controlled and may be
extinguished.
Smoke in the living room
starts to clear.
If your home has fire sprinklers.
Teachers:
Win up to $1500 for your class!
The Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety encourages
teachers of 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th grades to help
prevent fires and burn injuries through education.
Thanks to grants from the Professional Fire
Fighters of Wisconsin Charities Inc. and State Farm
Insurance, WAFS will award two $1,500 grand
prizes to teachers to be used in their classrooms.
Additional $500 grants also will be awarded.
To enter, teachers of 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th grades
are invited to write a one-page essay that either:
• describes how you would use the award money
to help increase fire safety in your school or
community.
• describes how you used this section in your
classroom.
• describes how your students used the home
checklist provided in the Fire Safety section.
• explains how you have been incorporating
the Fire Safety section into your curriculum
throughout the academic year.
• or choose atopic unique to your classroom or
school. You may also want to enclose a
photograph of abulletin board you put up with
an accompanying essay.
Mail your entry to: WAFS School Incentive Program
C/O Jan Heinitz, 12800 N. Lake Shore Drive,
Mequon, WI 53097. Essays due Dec. 10, 2012.
Your students can be partners with firefighters.
Using this section in conjunction with
the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will help students
learn more about fire safety. We’ve also included
Fire Safety Certificates to award to students who
complete the home checklist on pages 7-10.
Please encourage students to complete this with
their parents.
Students: You could win prizes by
completing the quiz on the back page.
See details on the back cover.
Also, see page 11 to enter the poster contest.
For more information about the Wisconsin Alliance
for Fire Safety, visit wafs.org.
If not, you start back up the stairs, yelling to warn
your family. By the time you reach the top of the
stairs, you are blinded by smoke.
Fire is not bright. It is hidden by thick, black smoke.
Building materials and furnishings give off
poisonous gases as they burn. Most people who die
in fires don’t die from burns. Smoke and toxic fumes
are almost always the killer.
Sprinklers can prevent or eliminate almost all
smoke from fires.
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Word Search
Can you find the words in the puzzle?
Escape Plan
Extinguisher
Fire Drill
Firefighter
Find these 10 words that are fire’s foes:
Fire Sprinklers
Ladder
Prevention
Safety Checks
N S I P L W U S O F S V F N O
N B A B Y H D F P M L S I S R
B O U F U I L O O X T C R G Z
G R I N E K S K J I L E E I L
O Y S T X T E N E D L T F A X
F X Q Y N A Y Q B K Z S I K G
N Z W W L E O C N I S B G J L
G J B A P Y V I H R J D H E L
C Q R M A D R E E E Y N T K I
P M U L K P S D R P C Y E L R
H X F M S Y D Y H P A K R L D
N M P E N A L P E P A C S E E
H E R E L W A T E R R R I X R
I I E X T I N G U I S H E R I
F R Y M N M K Q T F O S L Q F
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In the blackness, you collide with
your spouse. One of you goes to
your son’s room, the other to your
daughter’s.
Your son’s room is filled with
smoke. He’s still asleep.
Wrapping your son in a blanket,
you carry him from the room.
Smoke Alarm
Water
Word search
solution is on the
back cover.
Downstairs, the fire spreads through
the living room. The temperature at the
living room ceiling approaches 1,400
degrees Fahrenheit.
Carrying your son, you reach the top of
the stairs. Gasping for breath in the
thick, smoky air, you start down.
Class Activities
Teachers, check out
these ideas that tie
into Fire Prevention
Week. Also, try to
incorporate safety
and fire prevention
themes in
different subject
areas, such
as math story
problems, reading
materials for language
arts, and lesson plans
for social studies and
history.
Cut it out
Ask students to search copies of the Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel for pictures of products that can
cause injury if used improperly. Discuss how to use
each item safely.
Clever comics
Make abook about safety for the younger students in
your school. Have your class members depict safety
messages in acomic-strip style, then assemble the
pages into booklets. Students can refer to the comics
section in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for writing
and drawing ideas.
Write it right
Have students read examples of letters to the editor
in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and then have
them write letters expressing their views about
laws requiring smoke alarms and carbon monoxide
detectors in homes, or other topics related to fire
safety.
Go graphers
Ask students to count the number of smoke detectors
and carbon monoxide detectors in their homes
and list where they are located. Compile the results
and have the students make different types of graphs
showing the data.
2 min. 25 sec. 3 min. 29 sec. 3 min. 54 sec.
Fighting the heat and smoke, you
reach the bottom of the stairs
and escape.
Minutes later, the living room is
enveloped in flames as the air in
the room catches fire and flashover
occurs.

You need two ways out!
Hi kids! It’s me, Sparky the
Fire Dog. It’s Fire Prevention
Week and my friends at
the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) want your
family to know what to do if
there is a fire.
In a fire, it may be
hard to get outside
if you don’t have two
ways out. One way
out could be blocked by
fire or smoke. You always
need a second way out
— no matter where you
are — home, school, store
and even a restaurant. It’s
a good idea to always think
about how you would get out of
any building in an emergency.
Let’s start at home
Every room should have two ways out.
Walk around your home and find two
ways out of every room. One way out
would be a door and the second way
out may be another door or a window.
For fun, use a sticky pad and mark the
ways out with a ONE and a TWO. Have
a grown-up help you check to be sure
all windows and doors can open easily.
Make sure they are not blocked by furniture,
security bars or painted or nailed
shut.
It also is important to have a home
fire escape plan that has two ways out
3 min. 57 sec. 4 min. 16 sec. 6 min. 12 sec.
A wall of searing heat
races up the stairs. Had
you been in the living
room at flashover, you
would not have survived.
Nothing, and no one,
survives flashover.
Fire is amazingly
fast.
In less than five
minutes, the fire
is out of control.
of every room and an outside meeting
place. A good outside meeting place
would be a neighbor’s porch, streetlight
or a special tree in front of and well away
from your home.
Don’t forget the most important part
of your plan — working smoke alarms.
Make sure your home has a smoke alarm
on every level (including the basement),
outside each sleeping area
and inside each bedroom.
Ask a grownup
to test all the
smoke alarms in your
home to be sure they
are working. It’s best to
have all the smoke alarms
connected so when one
sounds, they all sound.
Make sure everyone
in your home knows the
sound of the smoke alarms
and can hear the alarms.
Once you have all three parts of
your home fire escape plan: working
smoke alarms, two ways out of every
room and an outside meeting place; it’s
time to do the drill — that’s your home
fire escape drill.
Everyone in your family
should join in.
1. Everyone should go his or her
bedroom.
2. A grown-up should push the test
button on the smoke alarm — sounding
the alarm for the drill.
3. Everyone act quickly and get outside.
4. Go to your outside meeting place
where everyone in your family will
meet. If it were a real emergency,
someone would call the fire department
from outside using acell or
neighbor’s phone.
5. Finally, your home fire escape drill
is a success once everyone is outside
and stays outside.
Now it is time to celebrate a fire-safety
job well done. You could sing a little
song I made up. “There once was a dog
named Sparky. He was really into fire
safety and that is no malarkey. He spent
day and night giving a shout telling
everyone he met to have two ways out.”
If singing isn’t your thing, sit back
and celebrate with your favorite snack.
Mine is cheese pizza…yum! Happy Fire
Prevention Week!
Check out the fun
family activities at
fireprevention.org
or visit Sparky the
fire Dog at sparky.
org for lots of fun
things to do.
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Article submitted by National Fire Protection Association
two
waYs
out!
You run across the yard and find your family
waiting for you. You all head to aneighbor’s house.
By the time they answer the door and call 911,
seven minutes have passed since the fire started.
In most communities, afour-minute response time
is considered excellent.
If you have fire sprinklers, you may spend the time
describing the fire and how it was controlled. If not,
you’ll watch your house burn as you wait.
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Getting burned in
the kitchen
The kitchen is the most dangerous room in
the house and the most likely place for burns
and scalds to occur. In 2011, 15% of all burn
injury admissions to Columbia St. Mary’s
Regional Burn Center originated in the kitchen.
Any adult or child working or playing in or
around the kitchen can potentially become a
burn victim. There is a multitude of things in
the kitchen that can cause a burn injury.
• The oven and stovetop gets HOT.
• The pots and pans used in food
preparation get HOT.
• Food within pots, pans and bake ware
gets HOT.
• Items being removed from the
microwave or dishwasher get HOT.
• Even the tap water from the kitchen
faucet gets HOT.
Fortunately, learning how to “cool it” and
prevent kitchen burns requires only some
simple common sense and adherence to a few
basic kitchen safety rules.
1) Turn pot handles inward away from
other burners and the edge of the
range when you cook. Cookware
handles that point outward past the
stovetop can easily be knocked over.
2) Keep hot pads and pan holders nearby.
Use the hot pad to remove pot lids or
when putting food in or taking food out
of the oven.
3) Remove pot lids slowly from food items
and stand to the side when opening
oven or dishwasher doors. A burst of
hot air or steam can quickly escape and
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Article submitted by Columbia St. Mary’s Regional Burn
11 minutes
In the distance you hear
sirens approaching.
Eleven minutes after
the fire started, the first
fire equipment arrives.
is not my cup of tea
cause a burn injury.
If you have sprinklers, firefighters will
make sure the fire is out and give you
the all clear. If you don’t, the firefighters
will start pouring thousands of gallons of
water on the fire.
Fire sprinklers use less than 341 gallons
of water to put out an average fire.*
Firefighters use more than 2,935 gallons
for an average fire.
*According to the Scottsdale Report
By Sherie Siemann
4) Don’t wear clothing with long, loose
sleeves when cooking or be sure to roll
back your sleeves to keep them from
dropping down onto hot surfaces or
into open flames.
5) If you have long hair, tie it back prior to
cooking. Long hair can easily become a
point of ignition and will burn very
quickly.
6) Stand back from hot grease and boiling
liquids, including water. These liquids
can spatter, so keep your distance as
appropriate.
7) Be very careful when draining hot pasta
or pouring hot liquids like soup from a
pot into a bowl. A splatter of hot soup
or oil can cause a deep burn injury.
8) Take care when using the microwave
as food may be steaming or boiling.
Don’t assume that food cooked in the
microwave isn’t as hot as food cooked
on the stove.
9) Allow only children who are tall enough
to remove food from the microwave
oven safely to use the microwave.
Children who are too short to reach a
microwave oven easily may risk facial
burns.
10) Always test the water first when using
the hot water faucet. It may very well
be way too hot.
Kitchen burns can happen very quickly. You
can stay safe in the kitchen and prevent burns
by making a habit of these safety rules.
Monitored fire
protection is home
when you’re not
A monitored home fire protection system is
not just for the wealthy anymore. Technology
changes so fast that people may not
know about everything that is available. A
monitored home fire protection system is
when a licensed monitoring company watches
your home through wireless sensors, at all
times, for signs of afire. If afire is detected,
the company will call the fire department,
even if your family is not at home.
It is very easy to retrofit any home with a
monitored home fire protection system at
very little cost because of totally wireless
technology. Wireless installation can be
completed in your home in less than one hour.
The idea behind monitored protection is that
when an alarm goes off, it will also set off the
base station, letting you know where the fire
is located. Then, it will automatically contact
the fire department through alicensed
monitoring company. The system knows
exactly where the fire is located in the home.
If your family has aprofessionally installed
system that takes advantage of the latest
photoelectric smoke detectors and proper
location of heat detectors, it will protect
your home and family and have almost no
chance of false alarms. The system can be
programmed to call the home first to verify
that it is real.
As for the protection, it is not just for your
property. In fact most families say the reason
they got the monitored protection is because
of lives, not property —the lives of pets,
children at home alone and/or the elderly.
These same systems also can add-on other
protection devices, such as freeze sensors,
water sensors and panic buttons for the
elderly or disabled. The panic buttons can be
programmed to summon police or ambulance.
With sprinklers, an average
fire will cause $2,166 in
damage. Without sprinklers,
an average fire will cause
$45,019 in damage. Afire
like this one may cost more
than 10 times that much.
Home fire sprinklers
save lives and money.
Is your home
safe? See
pages 7-10 for
a checklist and
guidelines.
Presented by Home Fire
Sprinkler Coalition
www.homefiresprinkler.org
1-888-635-7222
Used by permission.

Part 1
Prepare
at home
Be a detective on the case —
of fire safety in your home
Your role is to investigate and report on possible fire hazards so
your family can correct them and make your home safe.
Fire strikes more than a million times a year in the United States. That’s a big number, but people never expect a fire
to happen to them. What’s really sad is that most fires could have been prevented by following common sense, safety steps.
Preparation is an important first step for
anything you plan to do.
For fire safety, this means making sure that
everyone knows important information like
addresses and telephone numbers.
This information should be kept in a convenient
location, perhaps on your refrigerator or on
a bulletin board near a telephone, so it can
be found immediately. This information is
especially important for younger children.
Important Information
1) The number we should call in case of afire is
___________________________________.
Remember: Get out first, then report the fire
from a safe location.
Make sure young children understand not to use
911 unless a real emergency exists — accidental
or false 911 calls tie up critical personnel and
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Today your family is counting on you to do some careful checking throughout your home.
You also will need to plan escape routes and practice fire drills at your house.
resources; it is against the law to make afalse
911 phone call.
2) Write down the following information on a
sheet of paper. Keep this list where you can find it
easily:
• Local fire department phone number
• Local police department phone number
• Home phone number
• Parent(s)’ or guardian(s)’ work number(s)
• Your street address
• The city you live in
3) Check the front of your house — are the
address numbers easily visible from the street in
case afirefighter needs to find your home?
If the numbers are not clear, how would you
describe your home to make it easy for emergency
personnel to find? (Color, landmarks, or any other
unique features can all help fire personnel identify
your house.)
Smoke Alarms
Smoke alarms are a critical first line of defense
from fires, and are required in homes under
Wisconsin law. Smoke alarms on living levels
should be placed in acentral location such as a
hallway.
Follow these steps to ensure that your smoke alarms
are in place and operating properly.
4) COUNt SMOKE aLarMS
There are ________ smoke alarms in our home.
(There should be AT LEAST ONE on EVERY LEVEL of
your home including the basement, where afire may
start unnoticed.)
5) tESt SMOKE aLarMS MONtHLY
Push the test button on each alarm to ensure it is
working properly. Familiarize yourself with how the
alarm sounds, so if you hear asmoke alarm, you’ll
know what to do.
6) CLEaN tHE SMOKE aLarMS
Open your alarms and gently vacuum or clean any
dust or other contaminants that could block the
vents and prevent the alarm from working.
7) SEt UP aMaINtENaNCE SCHEDULE
If your family doesn’t have a regular maintenance
schedule for the smoke alarms, now is the time to
create one. Start by replacing all smoke alarm batteries
and replace them again within 12 months. Buy
new smoke alarms every 10 years.
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Many fires are caused by carelessness or
by not noticing what could turn into a
dangerous situation. These fires can be
prevented with education, common sense
and planning.
Check it out:
Go on a fire safety clieck around your home,
looking for fire risk situations. Once you complete
your checklist, find any NO boxes that you checked.
Tliese risks need to be fixed immediately.
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Look for tliese danger signs as you examine
the rooms in your home:
Electrical Cords & Wires
Examine tlie cords on your electrical appliances
like the television set, lamps, computer equipment,
microwave oven and other appliances.
YES NO
O O Are all wires and cords in good repair?
beneath furniture or carpets?
O O Areyou sure there are no wires
attached to walls with staples or
tacks that can damage tlie insulation?
1 O O Are outlets and extension cords
carrying tlie proper electrical load as
indicated on their rating labels? Be
1 Appliances
1 YES NO
sure that you do not have more
than one item plugged into each
individual outlet in your home -all it
takes is one spark from an overloaded
outlet to start a fire.
1 O O Are electrical appliances like
televisions, stereos and computer
equipment properly ventilated to avoid
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O O Do you turn off portable heaters in
bedrooms before going to sleep?
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with filters replaced regularly?
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remove flammable grease buildup?
O O Is there a fire extinguisher with in easy
reacli of tlie stove?
O O Areyou careful not to wear loosefitting
clothes that may catcli fire by
coming in contact with a burner?
O O Are all burners turned off when not
in use?
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YES NO
O O Are kitchen appliances unplugged
when not in use?
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makers clear of flammable items?
O O Are you careful to NEVER use paper,
aluminum foil, cans or other metal
items in a microwave oven?
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matches, lighters or lighter fluid
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O O If members of your family smoke, do
they use ashtrays?
O O Are ashtrays emptied in a tin can and
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wliere they may start a fire?
O O Does your fireplace have a fire screen?
O O Is caution exercised to keep toddlers
from touching liot fireplace doors?
O O Are combustible materials kept clear
of the fireplace?
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O O Are all sources of ignition including
candles and smoking materials kept
away from beds?
O O Are bedding materials fire-resistant?
O O Do you turn off space heaters before
going to bed? Are space lieaters kept
at least 3 feet away from items that
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used to remove nail polish or other
flammable cosmetics stored safely i
metal containers before being
disposed of?
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materials stored away from all heat
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stored safely in proper containers and
kept away from heat sources?
O O Are newspapers or other paper
recyclables discarded regularly?
O O Are flammable recyclables dispose
of regularly?
O O Do power tools have a three-prong
outlet f or iroundirii?
O O Are major appliances like washers
and dryers properly ventilated to
avoid overheating?
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O O Are circuit panels and fuse boxes
secured and in repair?
O O Are all of your fuses properly installed
and maintained? (A penny or improper
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times a year to ensure that if a fire does strike,
everyone will know what to do to get out safely.
Follow these steps:
1) Draw a floor plan of your home, including rooms,
hallways, stairs, escape windows and exits. (If you
have Internet access, you can find free Home Fire
Escape Plan grids at www.nfpa.oril
2) Using a brightly colored marker, highlight two
separate evacuation routes for each bedroom. One
exit may need to be a window if fire blocks a door.
Second-story rooms should have access to a ladder
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3) Establish a meeting place outside, in front of
the house. Our family's outside meeting place is:
4) Plan where you can phone the fire department
f rom after you have gotten out of the house.
5) Assign adults to be responsible for children, the
elderlv or members of the household with disabilities.
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with a lid until, cool.
7 ) In case of a fire, try to cover your nose and
mouth with a wet cloth to avoid smoke. Smoke and
gases rise, so practice staying low and crawling.
8) Remind young children in your family that if a
fire occurs, DON'T HIDE! In many instances, a child
will become frightened and hide in a closet or
under a bed and become trapped.
9 ) Practice testing the door for heat with the back
of your hand. Close doors behind you when leaving
a room to help slow down a fire.
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O O Are keys readily available for
dead-bolted locks?
O O Do security bars on doors and windows
have quick-release devices inside?
O O Can dead-bolt or other locks be
opened without a key from inside the
house, and do children know how to
open all locks?
Q O Can all family members unlatch door
and window locks?
Q O Are passageways and exits well lit and
clear of obstructions? Do you have
night lights in rooms and hallways to
help with your exit?
O O Are there fire extinguishers in your
home or apartment building? Adult
family members should know the
location of fire extinguishers and how
to use them.
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see an exit sign.
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Plan Your Escape
Schools have fire drills to make sure all the students and teachers know what to do when
the alarm goes off. Having fire drills at home is a great idea too! Practicing is the best way
to increase the chances that everyone will get out safely if a fire occurs.
Since many house fires occur at night, you may want to practice one of these drills at
bedtime. To begin, have your family members lie in bed with their eyes closed, pretending
to be asleep.
Before you start a drill, go over the steps listed to ensure that everyone knows what to do.
Fire Drill No. 1
2) ACTIVATE YOUR SMOKE ALARM using the test
button so everyone knows what it sounds like.
3) CHECK YOUR DOOR — Remember to feel the
door with the back of your hand. In a real fire, don't
openthe door if it feels warm!
4) EXIT the house following your primary exit route.
Move swiftly, but don't run.
Fire Drill No. 2
What to do if trapped by fire
This drill helps people cope with the most
serious of emergency fire situations —
being caught in a room with a fire right outside
the door and no safe way to get out.
1) STAY SAFE FROM SMOKE — Stay low! Use a
wet cloth or towel to cover your mouth and nose to
protect yourself from smoke and harmful gases.
2) CHECK YOUR DOOR — For this dri II, pretend the
door is warm and cannot be opened. If you cannot
safely exit a room, your top priority now is to make
sure firefighters can locate you and help you get out
safely. Emergency personnel arrive at a fire scene
very quickly — usually within 5 or 10 minutes of
5) CLOSE ALL DOORS behind you as you leave.
Closing doors helps slow the spread of fire and
smoke.
6) GATHER at your predetermined meeting place
and make sure everyone is accounted for. In the
event of an actual fire, if someone is not accounted
for — DO NOT RETURN TO THE HOME. When firefighters
arrive on the scene, you will need to let
them know who's missing, and their probable
location intheliome.
3) LIT FIREFIGHTERS KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE — If you are unable to get out
of the room, go to the window, wave a
towel or bed sheet and shout so emergency
personnel can find you. If it is nighttime,
waving a flashlight or lamp also can help
firefighters spot you more quickly.
You solved the case!
Your investigating has helped to
protect your home from fire. Your
family can count on you for safety.
After all, prevention is the best way
to fight fires!
Big Fires
Start Small
Here's why practicing home fire
drills is so important — fire
spreads quickly
and you need to get out fast.
After 1 minute, a house fire will
be 3 times its original size.
After 4 minutes, the fire will be
11 times its original size.
After 6 minutes, the fire will be
50 times its original size.
Safety tip for adults:
Use a fire
extinguisher only
if you can control
the fire, the fire department is
being called and there is a clear,
safe exit between you and the
fire.

Poster Contest
You could win Kohl’s gift cards from the
Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety
Here’s achance for students to be recognized for promoting fire safety with their artwork. Winning posters
will receive Kohl’s gift cards from the Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety (WAFS).
Suggestions for posters include emphasizing asafety tip, promoting National Fire Prevention Week or
promoting afire safety slogan. All entries will be considered for use in upcoming promotions, including next
year’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/Newspaper in Education Fire Safety section, seen by students, teachers
and parents throughout Wisconsin.
Rules
Poster entries must meet the following
criteria to be considered for the contest:
•Poster must be done by a4th, 5th, 6th
or 7th grade student.
•Color or black and white art is acceptable
in any media —pencil, ink, crayon,
watercolor, etc.
•All entries must include the student artist’s
name, grade, school, teacher, address
and telephone number (a school address
and number are acceptable). This information
must either be written on the back
of the artwork or firmly attached to the
artwork for identification purposes.
•8.5” x11” or 11” x17” final size.
•Ifyou will be entering computergenerated
art, the finished piece must be
submitted as aprinted copy; electronic
files will not be accepted.
•Only one entry per student.
Deadline for poster entries:
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2012
Judging
•All entries will be judged by apanel of
Wisconsin fire safety experts based on
the following criteria:
50% Effectiveness of the message
25% Creativity
25% Artistic ability
PREPARATION PREVENTION PRACTICE
Our Home is
FIRE SAFE!
The student named below has successfully completed the Fire Safety Home Survey exercises with their family, and their home is now a certified “Fire Safety Zone.”
Please hang this certificate proudly in your home to remind you to always maintain your fire safety plan.
Student’s Name
I promise to be aware of fire safety and to practice fire safety at all times.
Student Signature
Parent or Guardian Signature
Teacher Signature
•Please note that judges’ decisions
are final.
Prizes
GRAND PRIZE Winner will receive
aGrand Prize certificate and a$100
Kohl’s gift card.
FIRST PLACE Winner will receive
aFirst Place certificate and a$75
Kohl’s gift card.
SECOND PLACE Winner will receive
aSecond Place certificate and a$50
Kohl’s gift card.
HONORABLE MENTION Winner will
receive acertificate and a$25 Kohl’s
gift card.
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• Ihave performed the Fire Safety Home Survey exercises with my family, and Iwill
save and display this certificate in my home.
• Iknow to call 911 in the event of afire.
• Our family has afire escape plan, our home has smoke alarms and we pledge
to maintain them on aregular schedule.
• Iwill not play with matches or lighters.
Entry Coupon
Only students in 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th
grades are eligible to enter.
Student’s name ___________________________
School ___________________________________
Teacher’s name ___________________________
Grade ___________
School phone _____________________________
School address ____________________________
__________________________________________
City, state, zip_____________________________
Please mail entries to:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
NIE Department
333 W. State St.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
• Myfamily and Ihave inspected our home, including our basement, attic and
garage and certify that we have not found any potential fire risks.
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Talking about fire safety
with your children
You’ve equipped your home with all the necessary precautions for
a fire. But smoke detectors and fire extinguishers aren’t enough to
keep your children prepared.
Equip your family with safety
knowledge by teaching them
about fire hazards and how to react
if a fire sparks in the home.
Stop, drop and roll
Teaching children this important
safety move can prevent serious
burns if their clothes are on fire.
Have them demonstrate the steps
for you, and remind them to cover
their face and mouth.
Practice with games
A good way to get children
involved in fire safety is by making
practice fun. A fire drill every few
months will get children interested
with the change in routine. Start
the drill with a smoke alarm, so
children can recognize the beep
as an early warning to fire. Have
them follow an evacuation plan
and make sure they know the
chosen safe spot to meet outside
the house.
9-1-1 is no joke
Children old enough to
understand the telephone should
be taught to call 9-1-1 at the first
sign of an emergency, provided
they have first gotten themselves
to safety. Kids may think it’s funny
to prank call 9-1-1, so stress that
it is against the law and carries
consequences.
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Identify your home’s hazards
Most of the fire hazards in the home are in
the kitchen. The most important lesson for
young children to learn in the kitchen is that
the stove is hot, and they should keep away
from it when it’s in use. When your children
are older and ready to begin cooking for
themselves, then you can instruct them further
on individual appliance safety and extinguishing
cooking fires.
Playing with matches is another major source
of home fires. Children as young as two years
old can strike matches and start fires, so be
sure to keep your matches and lighters safely
tucked away in locked drawers. Teach children
not to pick up matches or lighters they may
find, but to tell an adult immediately.
You should also inform your children about
the following hazards:
• Aerosol cans: These can explode if placed
near stoves, radiators, or other sources of
heat.
• Candles: Candles can start fires if placed
near flammable materials, and their hot wax
can burn skin. Never let children light candles,
and get in the habit of blowing out any candles
before leaving a room.
• Electrical cords: Fraying cords can ignite a
fire, so show children how to recognize one.
• Lamps: Explain that paper or cloth over a
lamp can start a fire.
• Iron: Warn children to stay away from an
iron standing on end.
• Christmas trees: Live trees dry out and are
highly flammable.

No one wants to think about
having a fire at home. But
thinking about it and being
ready for it can and does
save lives.
Having working smoke alarms in your
home gives you early warning if there
is a fire. Planning and practicing a fire
drill can prepare you to get out safely.
Firefighters know this. They will tell
you that most fire deaths and injuries
happen in homes. They see this every
day. Being ready is the key to surviving
a home fire.
The nonprofit Wisconsin Alliance for
Fire Safety is urging families to be
ready. There are three things you can
do to protect your family. They are
simple, but they are very important. Do
them now, before fire strikes:
1. Install smoke alarms on all levels.
2. Test them each month to make
sure they are working.
3. Plan and practice home fire drills.
Smoke is your enemy. Smoke is
sneaky. It is silent, and it has poison
gases in it. Smoke gets very hot, very
Home
fire safety:
Be safe and sound
fast. Smoke alarms save lives. It doesn’t
matter if your home is big or small,
or new or old. All homes need smoke
alarms that work.
Smoke alarms will wake you up and
give you time to get out safely if there
is a fire. You can’t hear smoke. You
can’t smell it when you sleep. Smoke
alarms make a very loud sound when
smoke gets near them. The sound is
loud enough to wake most people.
Every home needs to have smoke
alarms that are always working. Smoke
alarms give you time to get out safely if
there is a fire.
Walk through your plan together.
Make sure your smoke alarms have
fresh batteries. Push the “test button”
so everyone knows the alarm sound.
Tell your children what they should
do if the alarm goes off. Make sure
windows and doors open easily.
Always keep the way clear so you can
escape quickly in an emergency. Put
emergency numbers on telephones.
Make sure your house or building
number is large so firefighters can see
it from the street. This will help them
find your home quickly.
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Home fire sprinklers
save lives
If you are moving into an apartment, choose a
building with fire sprinklers. If you are building
or remodeling your home, have fire sprinklers
installed in it if you can. Sprinklers put water on
the flames when the fire starts. They will put the
fire out or keep it small until firefighters arrive.
This gives you more time to escape and protects
your property.
The Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety reminds
you to make sure you do these things:
• Have smoke alarms on each level of your
home.
• Test them so you know they are working.
• Put fresh batteries in at least once a year.
• Plan how to get out.
• Walk through your plan.
• Practice your plan with a family fire drill.
• Set a date for your next family fire drill.
• Take steps to prevent fires from starting.
Visit your local fire department to learn even
more.
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Halloween
Fire Safety
Roasting marshmallows, carving jack-o’-lanterns, making
hot cider and campfire fun are all a part of the fall season.
These activities can make for an awesome day. Here are
a few fire prevention tips to make sure you have a safe
fall and Halloween.
Safety around the campfire
Campfires can be bright, warm and fun. You can roast
marshmallows, make banana boats sing songs, share scary
stories and a host of other fun things. To make sure that
you are safe this fall season, keep these few tips in mind.
1. It’s important to always have an adult supervise campfire
activities.
2. Never use lighter fluids, gasoline, kerosene or any other
flammable liquid to light a campfire. These fluids and their
vapors are dangerous and can catch clothing on fire or
even cause explosions.
3. When setting up a campfire, clear a five-foot area
around the fire pit and circle the area with rocks to keep
the flame contained.
4. Make sure to stand or sit at a safe distance away from
the fire and have long enough sticks or cooking utensils
when roasting marshmallows or hot dogs. Remember
s’mores can burn your tongue. Those marshmallows centers
can get really hot.
5. Don’t play tag or run around a lit campfire. It is easy to
trip and get burned.
6. Keep a bucket of water and a shovel handy to put out
the fire or any embers that may ignite grasses or brush in
the area.
Jack-o’-lantern safety
Carving jack-o’-lanterns is one of Halloween’s great
traditions. However, adults and children have been
burned when candles are used. It can be tough to light
a candle inside of a pumpkin. Matches can catch clothing
on fire and burn fingers or hair. Lighters are also
dangerous and should be handled by an adult. Have
no fear; there are afew alternatives to candles that
should be considered. Battery operated lights for jacko-lanterns
are a good option to light up that pumpkin.
These lights are inexpensive, readily available and easy
to use. Don’t get burned this season.
Cooking autumn treats
Hot, spiced cider is a fun fall treat. There are methods
to making this drink safely. Adult supervision is recom-
mended when using the stove or microwave.
Cooking on the back burners is a
great way to prevent scalding yourself or
others. Always turn pot handles towards
the back of the stove. This prevents
young children from accidentally grabbing
the handle or the pot and spilling
that great hot cider, which can cause
burns. If you are making that cider or hot
chocolate in the microwave remember
to use hot pads or oven mitts to prevent
burns. Keep in mind that liquids that have
been in a microwave oven may seem cool
to the touch but can be very hot in reality.
All kitchens should have a fire extinguisher.
Have your parent or guardians
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show you how it is used. Halloween is a
good time to change your smoke detector
batteries and check that the smoke
alarm is working properly. In fact, batteries
should be replaced twice a year and
smoke detectors tested each month.
Lastly, before you go off trick-or-treating,
make sure to pick out costumes,
wigs and masks that are made from flame
resistant fabrics. This will help your trickor
treating stay safe and spooky. So enjoy
those marshmallows and hot cider, light
that jack-o’-lantern safely and remember
these burn prevention tips so you
can have a great fall season and happy
Halloween.

Smoke detectors and
carbon monoxide alarms
are very important products
to have in your home.
They are designed to alert you to
potentially dangerous conditions present
in your home. When you look closely at
these products you may notice the UL
mark (Underwriter’s Laboratories) located
on the product label.
What does the UL mark mean? How do
the manufacturers obtain the permission to
use the UL mark on the detectors?
UL is an independent testing and
certification company founded in 1894.
Public safety has always been akey part
of UL’s mission. UL is well known for its
testing expertise and thoroughness.
To qualify for the UL mark, the
manufacturers will submit their new
products to UL for testing.
For every product there is a test standard
that is used to judge the product. The
test standards are developed by ateam
of experts in the industry. The standards
are developed under the ANSI (American
National Standards Institute) process. The
process is open to anyone to propose
additions or changes to the test standards.
This helps to ensure that the standards
remain rigorous and are also in step with
changing technology.
Put to the test
Make sure your detectors
pass the UL test
The detectors have to pass all of the tests
contained in the standard. For each test,
the standard describes how the tests are
conducted and the pass/fail criteria.
For smoke detectors there are more
than 40 performance tests. There are four
separate fire simulation tests. The product
is tested to a variety of temperatures,
humidity, dust, vibration and endurance
to ensure the reliability of the products.
The detector has to be loud enough. The
detector has to chirp when the battery
needs replacement. These are just some
of the examples of the thorough testing
required.
Carbon monoxide (CO) alarms are
tested to adifferent test standard. The
performance of CO alarms requires UL to
subject the products to dangerous levels
of poisonous carbon monoxide gas. The
CO test standard contains many of the
same reliability tests as the smoke detector
standard.
Once the manufacturers pass all of
the tests they earn the ability to apply
the UL mark to their detectors. The
manufacturer can only apply the UL mark
on products that have met all of the test
requirements. UL conducts unannounced
factory inspections to make sure that
the manufacturer has not changed their
product. UL also selects samples of
detectors every three months and repeats
the fire tests. This helps to ensure that the
manufacturers maintain high quality control
of these important life safety devices.
When the manufacturers make design
changes to their products they will
re-submit them for testing the cycle of
product safety is maintained.
Remember, it is important to make sure
that your detectors are in safe working
order. Test your detectors monthly
following the guidelines recommended
by the manufacturer and look for the UL
marking.
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Web sites
to check out:
www.wafs.org
(Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety)
For Kids’ Activities
www.smokedetectives.com
www.smokeybear.com
www.sparky.org
www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/
www.ULSafetySmart.com
For Fire Prevention
www.campusfire.org
www.campus-firewatch.com
www.homefiresprinkler.org
www.nfpa.org
(National Fire Protection Association)
www.nfsa.org
(National Fire Sprinkler Association)
www.safekids.org
www.sosfires.com
www.usfa.dhs.gov
(U.S. Fire Administration)
For Burn Prevention
www.burninstitute.org
http://burn.iaff.org
(International Association
of Firefighters Burn Foundation)
Additional sponsor
Web sites:
www.amfam.com
(American Family)
www.jsonline.com/nie
(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Newspapers
in Education)
www.pffw.org
(Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin)
www.statefarm.com
www.stmarysfoundationmilwaukee.org
(Columbia St. Mary’s Foundation)
www.uwhealth.org/kids
(American Family Children’s Hospital)
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Fire Safety section team:
NIE Supervisor: Eric Martin
Publications Manager: Shawna Young
Writer: Maryann Bouche
Contributing artist: Leticia Figueroa
For 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th grade students only.
Check out what you know about fire safety. Answer these questions and return it to your teacher. When your teacher sends the completed
quizzes to the address below, you are entered in the drawing for Best Buy gift cards! Incorrect answers do not disqualify entry from prize
drawing. Deadline: Oct. 31, 2012.
1. All smoke detectors should be
replaced every _____________________.
2. Except for the attic or garage,
carbon monoxide detectors are
required by law on every floor of
the home. TRUE or FALSE?
3. Carbon monoxide is a
______________, _________________
and _______________________ gas
that is poisonous to humans.
4. Every room in the home should have
__________________________ in case
of a fire or other emergency.
5. The kitchen is the most dangerous
room in the house for burns and
scalds. TRUE or FALSE?
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6. Throughout the home, all wires
and electrical cords should be kept
out _______________________.
7. Pajamas and bedding materials can
be bought in fire resistant fabrics.
TRUE or FALSE?
8. If the clothing someone is wearing
catches on fire, he should
_______________, ______________
and ______________.
9. Home fire sprinklers can help put out
or contain a fire until emergency
help arrives. TRUE or FALSE?
10. Never use flammable liquids to
start a campfire.
TRUE or FALSE?
11. All kitchens should have a
_________________________________.
12. The _______________________________
means a product has been tested to
be sure it is safe to use.
________________________________________
Student’s name
________________________________________
Name of school
________________________________________
Teacher and grade
________________________________________
School phone number
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