Including your pets in a fire safety plan is ‘surprisingly easy’ – AnnArbor.com

This article on pet safety needed to be repeted:

For so many of us, pets are members of the family. They share our lives, through good and bad — even in the unfortunate event of a house fire. We’ve all been taught throughout our lives about fire safety, and we know we should have a well-designed escape plan in place, should a house fire occur. You do have one, right?

But have you included your pets in that plan?

Members of local fire and rescue teams, and animal care professionals say that it’s entirely possible to not only plan for the humans in the family, but our animals as well — and it’s a surprisingly easy concept to implement.

We’re in the midst of Fire Prevention Week, October 3-9, 2010, and through efforts of the National Fire Protection Association, and other groups, so many resources are available to keep each member of your family safe in the event of a fire.

You can read the whole article here at http://www.annarbor.com/pets/fire-prevention-week-2010—your-guide-to-pets-and-fire-safety/

Act today!

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