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“47 percent of the fire deaths in
Michigan happen between 6 pm and
6 am, with those fatal fires most
often starting in the living room or
bedroom; and,
“The best option for escaping a
residential fire is to have a residential
fire escape plan where every family
member is prepared to react quickly
and calmly in a real fire situation by
establishing two routes out of every
room to exit the residence within two
minutes or less; and,
“The best residential fire survival
tip is to close all doors between you
and the toxic smoke and fire to add
minutes to your escape plan; and,
“By practicing a residential fire
escape plan at least twice a year that
includes a residential fire drill during
the day, a residential fire drill in the
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door prior to opening a window to
escape, you can increase your chanc-
es of surviving a residential fire; and,
“Having working smoke alarms in
every bedroom and outside sleeping
areas on each level of your residence,
working carbon monoxide detectors
on each level, and closing bedroom
doors when sleeping can cut a fam-
ily’s risk of dying in a residential fire
in half; and,
“MI Prevention, Michigan’s fire
departments, and partnering organi-
zations are dedicated to reducing the
occurrence of residential fires and
residential fire injuries through fire
prevention education, so residents
can take personal steps to decrease
the chance of a residential fire and be
true heroes in protecting their resi-
dences and families; and,
“MI Prevention, Michigan’s fire
departments, and partnering organi-
zations are dedicated to improving
Michigan’s residents’ chance of
escaping a residential fire by install-
ing 107,617 smoke alarms in 26,
Michigan residents since 2019,” the
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