Show For Emergency Use-BEFORE Use IT HAPPENS Operation EDITH EDITH stands for Exit Drills In The Home It trains families to escape from fires I When In doubt DONT DON'T panic I I If It you awake In the darkness of your home with the sudden realization that heres here's a fire your first impulse probably Willbe will willbe be to get out of the bedroom to find out how bad things are That can be a fatal impulse safety fire-safety experts warn Many of the persons who die each year in home fires are not actually burned to death but ut are overcome by superheated superheat superheat- ed air smoke and toxic gases The best thing is to have aplan a aplan aplan plan of and to become familiar with it through family fire drills In fact the zero- zero hour is set for next week and your action is needed today the City Fire Department is conducting operation EDITH in cooperation with the Utah State Fire Prevention authorities ies and the Utah Safety Council They urge that you make a diagram of your home and show two escape routes from every room of the house especially emphasizing the bedrooms forit for forit r it is during night hours that tha t most fires occur After yo you u draw the plan conduct fire fir e drills at least twice during th the e coming week and then on a regular basis afterward ae Responsibilities ties of calling the e fire department assisting th the e very young and the aged to safety and other responsibilities ies in the event of an emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency should be outlined and andr r |