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Escape Planning

• How to Make a Home Fire Escape Plan — Draw every room, door, and window; identify two ways out of each room; keep those routes clear; and choose a fixed outside meeting place.

Alarms and Detection

• Where to Put Smoke Alarms in a Home — The U.S. Fire Administration says to install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every level of the home, including…