Fire Chief Gives Advice for Surviving a Fire

Millburn Fire Chief Mike Roberts writes in The Item today that there are things people can do to improve their chances in a fire.

Here are a few of his tips:

• Sleep with your bedroom doors closed. Teach children to stay in their rooms when the alarm sounds, unless directed otherwise.

• Teach children to raise a window in an emergency and to call 9-1-1.

• Make sure the windows are in working order in any room that you or others need to escape from.

• In attempting to escape through the house, first feel the door and door knob.

Read more of his safety and escape tips in his thoughtful piece in The Item.