October is Fire Safety Month.
As Boy Scouts, you can earn the merit badge for fire safety and as Cub Scouts, we can start making sure that we are safe with fire and that we are responsible with fire.
You all have experienced Fire Drills at school, but what would you do at your own home. Would you know were to go or who to call?
Its a good idea to have a plan just in case there is a fire. Select a meeting spot outside and make sure your smoke alarms have fresh batteries. Now is a good time to change them.
If you have a two story house, you can keep an escape ladder in a room with a window. This ladder fits in a box about 12"x 12" and will reach the ground from a second floor window.
If a door is warm to the touch, there is probably fire on the other side. If a room is smoke filled, crawl on the floor where the fresh air is.
Fire extinguishers are important pieces of safety equipment to have in case of a fire. Not all fire extinguishers are the same. Each type of extinguisher has a purpose and is designed to best put out a certain type of fire.
Here is a link to the National Fire Protection Association and to Smokey the Bear's Website
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