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But many Americans have a false sense of security about surviving a fire.

mistakenly believe that they have at least five minutes or more to escape a burning home – more than twice as long as they really may.

mistakenly believe they have 10 minutes or more to escape.

of parents believe their children would know what to do or how to escape with little help but... 

of parents with children ages 3-17 have not talked to their families about fire safety.

of families with children have not identified a safe place to meet outside the home.

have not practiced home fire drills.

People can take easy steps to increase their chances of surviving a fire.

69%

1. 2.

18%

52%

70%

82%

62%

Make an escape plan

Make sure you have working smoke alarms in your home.

3. Practice fire drill, then check your escape time.

The national public opinion survey was conducted for the Red Cross July 17-20, 2014 using ORC International’s Online CARAVAN omnibus survey. The study was conducted among a national sample of 1,130 American adults, including 311 parents of children aged 3-17. The total sample is balanced to be representative of the US adult population in terms of age, sex, geographic region, race and education. The margin of error for the total sample of 1,130 adults is +/- 2.92 percent. The margin of error for the sample of 311 parents is +/- 5.56 percent.