KeepingSafeinYourHouseDuringaFireThoughtyoumaynotthinkyou’lleverfallvictimtoahousefireit’sbettertobepreparedtoavoidpanicking.Toincreaseyourchancesofsurvivaljustfollowthesesteps.1.Reactassoonas

　　KeepingSafeinYourHouseDuringaFire

　　Thoughtyoumaynotthinkyou’lleverfallvictimtoahousefireit’sbettertobepreparedtoavoidpanicking.Toincreaseyourchancesofsurvivaljustfollowthesesteps.

　　1.Reactassoonasyouhearyoursmokealarmgooff.Onhearingyoursmokedetectororalarmgoingoffandseeingafireexityourhomeassafelyaspossible. 36

　　2.Safelyexitthroughdoors.Ifyoudon’tseesmokeatthedooropenitslowlyandpassthroughitaftermakingsurethedoorfeelscool.Ifthereisafirepreventingyoufromexitingtheroomclosethedoor.

　　3.Protectyourselffromsmokeinhalation(吸入).Getlowtothefloorandcrouchorcrawlonyourhandsandkneestoavoidthesmoke. 37 Coveryournoseandmouthifyouhavetowalkbyorthroughaheavilysmoke-filledroom.

　　4. 38 Ifyourclothescatchfireimmediatelystopwhatyou’redoingdropflattothegroundandrollarounduntilyouputthefireout.

　　5.Preventthesmokeifyoucan’tgetout. 39 Closeyourdoorandcoverallvents(通风口)andcracks(缝隙)arounditwithclothortapetokeepthesmokeout.

　　6.Callforhelpfromasecondstorywindow. 40 Youcantakeasheetorsomethingelse---whitepreferably---andhangitoutthewindowtosignifythatyouneededhelpwhenthefirstrespondersgetthere.

　　A.Ifyouaretrappedinyoursecondstoryroomgettoanareawherepeoplecanfindyou.

　　B.Donottrytogetyourphonevaluablesoryourotherimportantpossessions.

　　C.Smokeinhalationcausespeopletobecomeunconscious.

　　D.Escapefromasecondstorywindowifyoucan.

　　E.Youareprobablyalotsaferbyclosingdoors.

　　F.Stopdropandrollifyourclothescatchfire.

　　G.Ifyoucan’tescapeyourhomedon’tpanic.