Fire Safety for Children

Their Lives Depend on You

Children are among those most at risk

of sleeping through a home smoke alarm.

Will yours wake up in time?

As a parent or grandparent you're naturally concerned about fire safety for kids. And if you are like most people, you assume that your smoke alarms will wake your children in a nighttime fire—the first step in their survival. But a controlled scientific study in 2004 showed that fewer than one in three children aged 6-10 years woke up reliably to a standard smoke alarm signal—even when the smoke alarm was directly over their bed!

Recent broadcast news programs have also demonstrated that children can sleep right through the sound of a smoke alarm. Order a Lifetone HL™ Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock today and begin enjoying the peace of mind that comes from knowing you have the best technology available to help your children wake up in a home fire emergency, when every second counts.

The Lifetone HL uses the alarm PROVEN most effective at waking children in a fire emergency

Compared to adults, children spend much more of their total sleep cycle in "deep sleep." During deep sleep the brain turns its sensitivity to external sensory input way down, sort of like locking itself in its own dark, sound-proof room. Only very special auditory stimulation—like the low-frequency "square wave" pattern of the Lifetone HL—can break through and interrupt the brain's self-isolation during deep sleep.

Parents who take home fire safety seriously often make a fatal assumption: they think they'll have time to reach their children, wake them up and get them out of the house in time.  The truth: when your smoke alarms are triggered in the middle of the night (when most fatal fires occur) it may take you 20, 30 seconds or longer to wake yourself up before you even think about getting to your children. Experts say you should plan on having no more than two minutes to get out of the house. With each ticking second of the clock your sleeping children's chances of survival are slipping away.

Get the latest technology in fire safety for children

Fire safety for kids means making sure your children have the best possible chance of survival in a home fire: put a Lifetone HL Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock on their nightstand. The Lifetone HL uses the alarms proven most effective at waking people—including children—during a fire emergency and it includes a powerful bed shaker to further increase the likelihood of waking your child quickly. Installation is as simple as plugging it in and running a quick test to synchronize it to your smoke alarm signal. Get all the details on the Lifetone HL. Don't let another night go by before you order the latest in home fire safety and give your children the extra seconds they—and you—might need in a fire. 

What can you do?
	Working smoke alarms are still an essential first step Statistics prove that having working smoke alarms will immediately cut your risk of death from a home fire in half (1). Most American homes have at least one smoke alarm installed; the problem is whether or not they are in working order.  According to the National Fire Protection Association, more than one in five home fire deaths between 2000 and 2004 occurred in a home that had smoke alarms but they did not sound (4). For everything you need to know about smoke alarms, see our resources list to the left of this page.
	Test your smoke alarm's ability to wake your children Run a test at night after you're sure they are sound asleep (and don't tell them before they go to bed that you'll be doing a test). Make sure you are nearby to see how they respond to the alarm, and to comfort and reassure them if they do wake up and are frightened. When it comes to fire safety for children, far better for you and your kids to go through a drill like this than to find out through the tragedy of a real fire.
	Add at least one Lifetone HL Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock to your home (or for the best in fire safety for children, put one in every sleeping room). The Lifetone HL uses the alarm signal proven most effective at waking people—including children—during a fire emergency and it even has a powerful bed shaker to further increase the likelihood of waking your child quickly. Installation is as simple as plugging it in and running a quick test to calibrate the Lifetone HL to your smoke alarm signal. Get all the details on the Lifetone HL. In a few days after you place your order you'll have the latest technology to give your children the extra seconds they might need in a fire.
	Have an exit plan, and practice it with your kids twice a year Identify at least two exits from every room (typically the entry door and a window that can be opened).  Agree on a specific meeting place a safe distance from your home. For help in preparing a plan, see the helpful resource links shown left.

The Lifetone HL: for the most important wake-up call they'll ever get.