But it also might give you a safe place to wait for the fire department while the smoke heat and toxic fumes.
Close your door at night.
Many people sleep with the door open because of the lack of information and they believed it was the safer option.
Close your bedroom door before you go to sleep.
Facebook keeping your bedroom door closed at night is safer.
Closing your bedroom door at night could save your life in a fire every day i wish my brother had closed the door a house fire survivor said.
If you close your bedroom door at night and a fire starts in the kitchen while you are sleeping you may have enough time to wake up and figure out what to do.
This could give you just enough time to exit the building or to call 911.
A shut door keeps smoke and heat out of the room longer buying you extra seconds or even minutes to plan a way out of the room.
Start making it a habit to close not only your own bedroom door at night but your kids rooms as well.
Research proves a closed door can mean the difference between 1 000 degress and 100 degrees in the event of a fire.
It s also a good time to test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors check your home for.
The ul firefighter safety research institute fsri launched a new public safety campaign called close before you doze to help save lives.