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The monthly test that takes thirty seconds, what the test button does not prove, the difference between ionization and photoelectric sensors, and the ten year date stamped on the back of every unit.
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Where the alarms go on each floor, why a headache that clears when you leave the house is a warning, and the two different things to do depending on whether anyone feels ill.
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Two ways out of every room, a meeting point you can see from the street, the twice a year drill, and the escape ladder questions nobody asks until the ladder is already bought.
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What the letters and numbers on the label mean, why water on a grease fire makes a fireball, and the workplace training rule most small employers do not know they are under.
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The rooms where a smoke alarm will either cry wolf or quietly fail, and the thermal alarm that belongs there instead. Not a substitute for smoke alarms anywhere else.
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Cool running water and nothing else, the household remedies that make burns worse, and the clear list of burns that need an emergency room rather than a bandage.
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What a four year old can learn, what a nine year old should already do alone, why children hide from the sound of an alarm, and a room by room childproofing checklist that goes beyond fire.
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Who owns the alarms, what to put in writing to a landlord, how apartment buildings expect you to behave during a fire, and the things you can fix yourself without drilling a single hole.
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One page that says plainly what each device does, what it does not do, where it goes and how long it lasts, so you can tell a real gap in the house from a shopping impulse.
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How to read a listing mark and a date of manufacture, how to spot equipment that should not be sold at all, and how to find out whether your fire department will fit alarms for free.
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No stories invented for effect: the recurring findings that fire departments and investigators publish year after year, and what each one asks you to change tonight.
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A named person, a slip lead by the door, and the hiding spots to know now: what a household animal adds to the drill.
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The pet clause, the alterations clause and the corridor: reading a rental agreement as a fire-safety document.
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Multi-point locks, thumb-turns and hinges: the hardware that resists the street and still opens in the dark.
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The ground ambulance gap in the No Surprises Act, the itemized ER statement, and the letter that keeps a bill out of collections.
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Twenty feet and outdoors for the generator, a CO alarm before the storm, and the animal's own go-bag.
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The first thirty days with an adopted dog: reading the panic response, rebuilding the drill, the records that matter.
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The ground-floor room, the named help, the note on the fridge: a plan bought in advance for a slower way out.
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Why a smoke alarm in the garage or utility room disables itself, and the device that belongs there instead.
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The fire box, the go-bag and the scan: the papers that prove identity and value, kept where a fire cannot reach.
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