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| Pets belong in your fire safety program. Pets cannot escape a fire by themselves - you must escort them to safety. |
| Don't let fire take the life of your pet, be prepared! |
| Please visit the following websites for further info on pet safety: **Evacsack http://www.cfainc.org/catalog/carrier.html ASPCA http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_home ASPCA Disaster Planning http://www.aspca.org/site/DocServer/ASPCA_pet_preparedness_full_page.pdf?docID=7021 NJAJA (New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance) http://www.NJ-ARA.org AllYouEverWantedtoKnowAboutFireExtinguishers http://www.hanford.gov/fire/safety/extingrs.htm#feratings http://www.theanimalspirit.com/disaster.html www.noahswish.org |
| Plan your family's (including your pets') safe evacuation in advance. Remember their usual hiding and sleeping places. During a fire, they'll be terrified, and are likely to hide in their favorite retreats. Always have a carrier readily available for cats and small animals and leashes for dogs. **Purchase Evacsack for a space saving and economical emergency transport. In a pinch use a pillow case as a carrier. If there is time before safely exiting with your pet(s), call 911. In a multipet household in which individual collection may be unrealistic, herd the pets outside through doors or windows, if this is safe and feasible. Have a fire extinguisher on every level of your home, including basement. Be careful in choosing one; if it does not specify for use on A, B & C fires, you can not use it on all fires - you can spread the fire by using the wrong type. Lowes has an extinguisher good for use on the three types of fires: A, B & C fires. It is called the "Office" by Walter Kidde, $28. Familiarize yourself with the extinguisher's directions for usage. Refresh your memory twice a year. An extinguisher will do you no good if you do not know how to use it. Check the fire extinguisher twice a year; be sure the gauge is in the green. If it is in the red, discard and buy new! A non refillable type can only be used once, discard after using. If it is a rechargeable one, be sure the gauge is in the good zone. Install fire, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors Test your fire, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors twice a year - when you change the clocks to EST/DST, change your alarm batteries. Don't rely on window or door decals to alert firefighters - such decals are found to be outdated. Also, fire will destroy/melt the decal. Do not use plug in air fresheners; there have been recent reports of them causing fire. Never evacuate and leave your pets behind in a crate or carrier, they will be rendered helpless. Use safety collars with ID for cats. Before buying a safety collar test it to be sure it snaps open. There are many collars that state "safety" but they do not snap open and a cat can choke to death if they get hung up on anything. A cat's mouth can get caught in a non safety collar and choke to death. Practice a fire drill once or twice a year with plans about how to deal with the pets. |
| You may face a number of emergencies or disasters in your lifetime - fire, flooding, windstorm, ice or snowstorm, tornado, hurricane, power outage or exposure to hazardous material, to mention a few. Emergency planning is critical - the steps you take to prepare for the safety of your human and animal family members could save their lives. |
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| Updated 11-10-2006 |
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| This site is dedicated to the memory of Tyler, age 5, who tragically lost his life in a quick spreading fire. Within a few minutes of the fire starting, Tyler died of smoke inhalation. We can't bring Tyler back, but hope his site helps to prevent fires, provide pet owner's with fire safety knowledge before one occurs and give some evacuation tips. |
| Tyler's website will be expanding during the winter months. Please check back. |