BEFORE AN EMERGENCY

1. Follow the normal fire prevention rules given in this chapter.

2. Keep on hand at home the basic fire fighting tools mentioned in
this chapter.


DURING AN EMERGENCY

1. Close doors, windows, venetian blinds, shades, and drapes in your
house.

2. Unless otherwise advised, fill buckets and other containers with
water, for emergency fire fighting as well as other purposes.

3. If a fire should occur, fight it promptly, following the recommended
procedures.


FIRE HAZARDS

Fire, always a danger, could be even more of a disaster during a nuclear
attack emergency when the fire department might not be available to help
you. Also, the risk of fire would be greater at that time.

Normal fire-prevention rules are of special importance in an emergency.
They include familiar commonsense precautions such as not allowing trash