Apartments and High-rise Buildings

If this is the case, use these tips to keep safe:

• Place a wet towel under the door frames.
• Place duct tape or foil wrap over doors and vent openings.
• Whistle and use a flashlight to signal for help.
• Hang a brightly coloured cloth out of a window or a balcony to identify location.
• Write messages with an ink marker on cloth or on windows.
• Wet a cotton bed sheet – make a tent with it and stay near a window when the smoke is heavy.
• Use a plastic pail with a lid to fill with water during a fire.

Additional items to the home emergency kit are a plastic pail and a fire-safety plan for your building.