Monday night was the big night! We unloaded our box of supplies and organized them in backpacks again for a new start to our 72 hour kits. This time we are excited that we won't have to rotate them for at least 5 years. However, we will be changing out the kids clothes next year.
Once again everybody felt a little concerned but mostly excited to have
such a fun backpack full of goodies. Hooray for being prepared!
After we finished our kits (because it didn't take much more than half hour) we decided to do a quick fire drill without telling the kids. We have done this in the past, but it has been at least a year. Dustin snuck in the basement and set the alarm off and it made me happy to see the 2 old girls ask no questions, just take off running out the door to the mailbox. We have designated that as our meeting place in case of a fire.
We even practiced removing the screen and jumping out the window in case the fire was in the living room. We explained that we didn't care if the screen got broke, just that they get out! So Ella decided to give it a try and without hesitation kicked that screen right through. :)
They did a great job helping each other out of the window.
If you haven't practiced fire drills at your house this year I encourage you to do so this summer while it is nice and warm outside. It is a great family home evening activity!
Here is a good guide.
At-Home Fire Drill
- come up with two different escape routes
- stress that we need to get out and then stay out!
- Learning why we need to crawl low under smoke, and then practicing our crawling
- Checking doors for heat before opening them
- Assigning a meeting place once outside
- Calling 9-1-1 after we are out of the house
- Checking the batteries in your smoke detectors
- Practicing the fire drill – not just talking about it, but actually doing it
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