Few tips on how to keep the home and workplace fire-safe:
- one of the most essential steps in fire safety is to have fire extinguishers, fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors throughout the building but making sure to check the alarm systems and change the batteries regularly
- also mandatory is to have regular fire drills; this ensures that everyone knows where the fire exits are and can reach them in a calm, timely manner
- another way to boost fire safety is keeping portable fire escape ladders in rooms