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The Entryway

Most people don't think of entrance ways and hallways as rooms, but they often play an important role in your home fire safety plan. By keeping your halls and entrance ways clear of clutter you'll have an unobstructed path to take you out of the house in case of a fire.

  1. Smoke alarms
  2. Routinely clean smoke detectors
  3. Remove clutter
  4. Cleaning modern electronics
  5. Young children
  6. Candles fire hazard
Have you considered...
Smoke alarms save lives and provide critical time for you and your family to escape a fire. Review our section on smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, then improve your preparedness by placing alarms in key locations throughout your home and hallways. Avoid installations near doors, windows and vents that might interfere with their proper functioning.
Adopt a routine of periodically cleaning and testing your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, keeping in mind that they typically remain effective for about 7 years.
Routinely remove items cluttering your hallways, and any objects that might pose a hazard in the dark. Practicing your escape plan might reveal any needed changes in hall items for the location of lamps or furniture.
Cleaning equipment and modern electronics can easily combine to overload circuits. Have any outlets that become heated checked by professionals as an extra measure of safety.
If you have young children in your family, cover unused outlets with child safety covers and have them participate when developing you fire safety checklist.
Remove all articles from stairwells to prvent obstruction for a fast escape.
  1. Smoke alarms
  2. Routinely clean smoke detectors
  3. Remove clutter
  4. Cleaning modern electronics
  5. Young children
  6. Candles fire hazard

The Entryway