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- Stay calm so you can think clearly.
- Don't try to rescue possessions or pets. Go directly to your meeting place and then dial 911 from a neighbor's phone or alarm box. Every member of your household should know how to dial 911.
- Test doors before you open them. While kneeling or crouching at the door, reach up as high as you can and touch the door, the knob, and the space between the door and its frame with the back of your hand. If the door is hot, use another escape route. If the door is cool, open it with caution.
- If there is light smoke, quickly get low and crawl to the nearest exit.
- Stay low to avoid smoke/toxic gases that collect on ceilings.
- Close all doors behind you.
- Never use an elevator during a fire - it may stop between floors or take you to a floor where the fire is burning.
- Call the Fire Department (911). Never go back to get anything!
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