{"id":163,"date":"2021-09-28T19:32:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T23:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisclean.wpengine.com\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2022-06-02T13:59:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T17:59:00","slug":"fire-safety-for-older-adults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/suffernfire.com\/safety\/fire-safety-for-older-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Safety for Older Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"163\" class=\"elementor elementor-163\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dec0585 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dec0585\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b63a8cb\" data-id=\"5b63a8cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5340a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5340a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Knowing what to do in the event of a fire is particularly important for older adults. At age 65, people are twice as likely to be killed or injured by fires compared to the population at large. And with our numbers growing every year \u2013 in the United States and Canada, adults age 65 and older make up about 12 percent of the population \u2013 it\u2019s essential to take the necessary steps to stay safe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222f1863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"222f1863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Older Adults and Fire Safety- Did You Know?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6d6a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f6d6a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Older adults face the greatest relative risk of dying in a fire. In 2015, older adults:<\/p><ul><li>Represented 15 percent of the United States population but suffered 40 percent of all fire deaths.<\/li><li>Had a 2.7 times greater risk of dying in a fire than the total population.<\/li><li>Ages 85 and over were 3.8 times more likely to die in a fire than the total population.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e770219\" data-id=\"2e770219\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0dbed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5b0dbed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=jmcuA49U598&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b228776 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b228776\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7abb88bb\" data-id=\"7abb88bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38cd21cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38cd21cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Fire Safety Tips for Older Adults<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365ef789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"365ef789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong><span class=\"body\"><span class=\"body_bold\">Keep it low:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"body\">If you don&#8217;t live in an apartment building, consider sleeping in a room on the ground floor in order to make emergency escape easier. Make sure that\u00a0smoke alarms\u00a0are installed in every sleeping room and outside any sleeping areas. Have a telephone installed where you sleep in case of emergency. When looking for an apartment or high-rise home, look for one with an\u00a0automatic sprinkler system.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"body\"><strong>Sound the alarm:\u00a0<\/strong>The majority of fatal fires occur when people are sleeping, and because smoke can put you into a deeper sleep rather than waking you, it\u00b4s important to have a mechanical early warning of a fire to ensure that you wake up. If anyone in your household is deaf or if your own hearing is diminished, consider installing a smoke alarm that uses a flashing light or vibration\u00a0to alert you to a fire emergency.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"body\"><strong>Do the drill:\u00a0<\/strong>Conduct your own, or participate in, regular fire drills to make sure you know what to do in the event of a home fire. If you or someone you live with cannot escape alone, designate a member of the household to assist, and decide on backups in case the designee isn&#8217;t home.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"body\"><strong>Open up:\u00a0<\/strong>Make sure that you are able to open all doors and windows in your home. Locks and pins should open easily from inside. (Some\u00a0apartment and high-rise buildings\u00a0have windows designed not to open.) If you have\u00a0security bars on doors or windows, they should have emergency release devices inside so that they can be opened easily. These devices won&#8217;t compromise your safety, but they will enable you to open the window from inside in the event of a fire.<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"body\"><strong>Stay connected:\u00a0<\/strong>Keep a telephone nearby, along with emergency phone numbers so that you can communicate with emergency personnel if you&#8217;re trapped in your room by fire or smoke.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b2aa977\" data-id=\"4b2aa977\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3777bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6b3777bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=cBkA6vN9yTo&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7397bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b7397bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Downloadable Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4800573e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4800573e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usfa.fema.gov\/downloads\/pdf\/publications\/escape_planning_older_adults_flyer.pdf\">Escape Planning for Older Adults<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usfa.fema.gov\/downloads\/fief\/up_in_smoke_older_adults_brochure.pdf\">Fire Safety Checklist<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usfa.fema.gov\/downloads\/fief\/handouts\/fief_older_adults_flyer_custom.pdf\">Fire Safety for Older Adults and Their Caregivers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usfa.fema.gov\/downloads\/fief\/up_in_smoke_older_adult_checklist.pdf\">Is Your Home Safe? Checklist<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usfa.fema.gov\/downloads\/fief\/up_in_smoke_escape_plan_flyer.pdf\">Up in Smoke: Escape Plans<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usfa.fema.gov\/downloads\/fief\/up_in_smoke_medical_oxygen_poster.pdf\">Up in Smoke: Smoking<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bc410c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bc410c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d5b9694\" data-id=\"4d5b9694\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ea3311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22ea3311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Tips to Share<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6553b632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6553b632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Share these graphics with your loved ones! 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alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suffernfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/safety_tips_needs_spanish.1200x900-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suffernfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/safety_tips_needs_spanish.1200x900-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suffernfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/safety_tips_needs_spanish.1200x900-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/suffernfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/safety_tips_needs_spanish.1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5128928e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5128928e\" 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Administration<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowing what to do in the event of a fire is particularly important for older adults. 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