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[FM William Burns]

"Stop, Drop, and Roll."

Message delivery and context is equally important. The SD & R message if not correct for what to do when your smoke alarm goes off. Something like "Stay low and Go" would be a more correct response.......education and accountability is the key to risk reduction ;-)

 

[LGreene]

Message delivery and context is equally important. The SD & R message if not correct for what to do when your smoke alarm goes off. Something like "Stay low and Go" would be a more correct response.......education and accountability is the key to risk reduction ;-)

I know, and I explained this to him. My point is that all kids remember is stop, drop, and roll, even if they have been told otherwise. I have talked to all of my kids about home fire safety numerous times, and his first thought is still stop, drop, and roll, which he learned in school. We had an incident a year or two ago where I left a pot on the stove (sugar, water, butter, and rum for a rum cake). There was no fire but holy cow that thing made A LOT of smoke. Everyone in the house was running around like lunatics, including the dog. I was like "WTH PEOPLE?! GET OUT!!"

Drills are the key.

 

[FM William Burns]

Oh I totally understood that Lori. My response regarding message and context was intended for others also. Education and the way we deliver it is as important as the message itself. We rarely talk about Stop Drop and Roll anymore with children once the reach the age of 5 since it is recalled so rapidly. We focus on other messages like what I mentioned Stay Low and Go and Crawl Like GI Joe has worked for us and we have adults today still remember it when we ask them.

The point I want to make specifically, is that anyone doing fire safety inspections where fire rated assemblies exist, should verify functionality and maintenance too or they do a dis-service for their customers…period. We are good and I know you take fire safety serious without mention.