{"id":4791,"date":"2018-11-20T06:38:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T13:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestcamping.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/10\/fire-got-a-plan\/"},"modified":"2018-11-17T13:16:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T20:16:35","slug":"fire-got-a-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/fire-got-a-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire!!! Got a plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1558\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/monument-mm327.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1558\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/monument-mm327.jpg\" alt=\"Monument Fire\" width=\"420\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/monument-mm327.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/monument-mm327-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monument Fire &#8211; Sierra Vista &amp; Hereford, AZ on the flat land<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There doesn&#8217;t seem to be an end to the misery folks in California are going through with all these horrible fires.\u00a0 So many missing.\u00a0 So many dead.\u00a0 So many homes gone. So many acres destroyed.\u00a0 My heart aches for all those people and what they must be going through wondering about loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>When Fred or I see smoke or hear a fire truck, whether at home or in the forest, we are on guard.\u00a0 It would be devastating to lose our home to fire but we have a plan.\u00a0 We know what we would grab, where we would go, and the actions to take if such an emergency occurred.\u00a0 Having a plan is the best way to deal with any emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some tips I\u2019ve gleamed from various sources over the years that might help you in developing your plan.\u00a0 These are good whether you are camping or at home:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have an emergency exit route and know it.\u00a0 Practice using it in daylight and in the dark.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Gather at a designated area once safely away from the fire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Be sure to account for everyone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Use 911 to report the emergency but do so after you are safe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Know your post-emergency contacts &#8211; people like parents, siblings, friends will appreciate knowing you are okay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Be sure you and others can open doors or windows along your emergency route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When fire is detected, leave the building\/area immediately.\u00a0 Do not &#8220;investigate&#8221; the source of a fire.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be using up valuable time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>As you leave, close all doors behind you to limit the movement of smoke, flames or noxious odors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not re-enter the building for any reason once you have left.\u00a0 This means you\u2019ll probably only be able to grab the most important stuff like your children or pets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And, of course,&#8221;only you can prevent wildfires.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/fire-got-a-plan\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 237346;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts with Thumbnails\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There doesn&#8217;t seem to be an end to the misery folks in California are going through with all these horrible fires.\u00a0 So many missing.\u00a0 So many dead.\u00a0 So many homes gone. 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