You need to know...

• Never remove batteries or otherwise disable the smoke alarm
• Learn your building’s evacuation plan and practice all drills as if they were the real thing
• If you live off campus, have a fire escape plan with two ways out of every room
• Stay in the kitchen when cooking
• Cook only when you are alert, not sleepy or drowsy from medicine or alcohol
• Keep your cooking area clean and uncluttered
• Keep anything that can catch fire away from your stovetop
• Keep a lid nearby when you’re cooking to smother small grease fires
• Turn off the heat and keep the oven door closed if a fire occurs