Having an effective plan of action in the event of a fire in your home, greatly improves your chances of escaping successfully.
If you are woken by your smoke alarm or by the sounds of what you think is a fire.

STOP!    THINK!    ACT!

• Wake all the members of your family and make your way out together through the nearest exit.
• Once outside call the Fire & Rescue Service, using the nearest means possible.
• Stay out of the house until the Fire & Rescue Service tells you it is safe to return.

Remember the Fire and Rescue Service motto:

GET OUT,
GET THE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE OUT,
STAY OUT

Draw up an escape plan so that everyone in the house knows what to do if the smoke alarm goes off during the night.

Establish your route out of the house.

Include alternative routes in case the way is blocked.

Make sure that everyone knows where to gather once they are out of the house.