IT’S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AND THE ILLINOIS STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS URGING FAMILIES TO PLOT OUT THEIR ESCAPE ROUTE. 

IF A FIRE STARTS IN YOUR HOME, YOU MAY HAVE LESS THAN TWO MINUTES TO GET OUT SAYS FIRE MARSHALL SPOKESPERSON J-C FULTZ. THAT’S WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. THAT INCLUDES:

FULTZ ALSO RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHING A MEETING SPOT OUTSIDE THE HOME SO YOU CAN DO A QUICK HEADCOUNT.

FULTZ RECOMMENDS THE WHOLE FAMILY PRACTICE THE ESCAPE PLAN AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR DURING BOTH THE DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME HOURS.