Color Me Red (sound)

[Music] Scott Scott wake [Music] up I Smell Smoke I think the house is on fire get down smoke is coming under the door M I Smell Smoke m mom wake up call the fire department we're on [Music] fire Steve Scott don't open your door H remember operation need our house is on fire 17 19 Northeast joh hurry [Music] please it won't open it's stuck get the CH watch out for flying GL guys I'll find down the road you wait until I get back with the ladder is there enough time it won't take me [Music] long hurry hurry children wait on the porch roof dad is bringing the ladder now [Music] put the back we should be able got a hole up there you knock the ceiling down is this your house yes is everybody out of there yes we woke up in time okay what happened Jim I don't know how it started looks like the house will be a total lock I'm from the American Red Cross you have a place to stay tonight look Jim why don't you and the family come stay with us we've got a lot of room my cat my cat she's still inside no you don't you know you no better you don't go to burning house but my cat don't cry dear we'll get you another cat but I won't be the same I know honey but it's impossible to go back now you'd be killed we can replace the cat we can never replace you but I wasn't going to go in I just wanted to see if I could get close enough so she could hear my voice if I got close enough she might hear my voice and not be scared to come out no no let's go over to the Jackson before we all catch them on you well it looks like they're getting it under control we were really lucky in this whole situation the house may be a total loss but we all got out alive and unheard thanks to Steve well what do you mean well you see last week Steve came home with something from school that he had learned about uh fire safety we were sitting at the dinner table when Steve mentioned this operation Edith operation Edith what's that Edith means exit grills in the home the older kids in grade school get a chance to become junior fire inspectors after we learn about fire safety and things like that I've got a membership card in the junior fire department now he'll go around all the time and a fireman's hat you think you're smart don't you all right knock off the bck ring Steve what's this eth all about we learned in school that there are something like 1,500 Home Fires every day in the United States and thousands of people get killed every year because they don't know how to escape from a burning house safely a lot of little kids get killed because they think if they hide us we should appoint dad us Fire Chief and choose a special time for the draw then Dad gives a pre-arrange signal like two toots on a whistle or something and everyone pretends the house is on fire and we all try to escape is that all well first we draw a diagram of the floor plans of this house showing two escape routs from each room and we put a copy up in each room where everyone can always find it fast then we learn the things to do and what not to do like for instance we should keep close to the floor in a smoke filed room cuz that's where the good air is if we have to break a window to escape we should lay a blanket on the window pane so we don't cut ourselves getting out and things like that if I ever get I do like Superman and get your silly neck broke at the same time well I think Steve's got a good idea there we should have a fire drill tonight right after dinner but Mom I was going to play football after dinner with my friends I don't want to go through any drill and I was watch that special on TV at 6:30 it had a good write up why don't we put this off till some other time I don't think we should but Lois uh something like this takes a lot of planning and it's going to be dark pretty soon why don't we put it off till tomorrow yeah besides Steve says we have to drop floor planes and things I've got an idea if dad draws up a floor plan of our house I'll make copies so we can tape them up in each room that's fine we can get that started tonight you can finish making copies tomorrow anything else we have to have well the rules say we should have a rope ladder upstairs some place and climb out of a second story window I can make that we're learning how to make rope nuts and cups coats I can make a knotted rope P they're easy to climb down good boy you can buy the Rope after school tomorrow anything else we have to have Steve I can't think of anything else okay this is what we'll do I'll read the rules of operation Edith and we'll go off the floor plan tonight Steve can make the copies tomorrow after school and Scott can make the rope ladder Lois let's eat at 5:00 tomorrow that way we'll have funni of time to practice a while before it gets dark all right this sounds like it's going to be a well planned operation Edith sounds like fun too boys don't you think uhhuh can I go out and play football now Mom you're excused let's get the dishes done now Steve it's your turn turn to help tonight oh [Music] mom so the next day Scott bought the rope and made a ladder and Steve made copies of our house floor plans after dinner we sat around the table and decided to practice all the safety and Escape rules first and then have the drill I was appointed fire chief with Lois a system Chief when I'm not home went throughout the house taping a floor plan on the door in each room they showed the two Escape Routes from each room we went upstairs to the children's bedroom and I showed them how to test a closed door for heat before opening it you must always keep your bedroom door closed at night it takes about 15 minutes before a fire burns through a wooden door and the closed door keeps out smoke and heat then I showed them how to open the door correctly if it wasn't hot just to test the heat of the air on the other side important because fire creates hot air which is poisonous and can kill you before the fire even gets close to you hot poisonous air rises to the ceiling that's why you must always stay close to the floor after that I show them how to use a chair to break the glass of a window that is stuck and rub the chair against the broken edges to break off any pieces I explained that a blanket should be put on the bottom so as to prevent getting cut by any leftover Jagged glass we decided that if we ever have a fire at night the children would climb on the porch roof and wait while I would climb down the rope and bring the ladder around [Music] Scott was happy about this practice he'd always wanted to crawl out on the porch roof but he was not [Music] allowed we practiced climbing down the ladder and planned to meet by the tree at the front sidewalk so that we' know everyone was out this is important because lot of times people are burned or killed while looking for someone who is already out I stress the importance of keeping calm in a fire and especially that no one was to ever re-enter the burning building no matter what was left behind Scott was unhappy about that he was afraid he might forget his football no football no team you know you know as much as Scott fussed about doing this operation Edith drill I think tonight he's thankful that Steve pushed to practice did you notice he managed to get his football out after all I'll say one thing Steve probably saved Our Lives tonight I think if we hadn't had our practice drill so that everyone knew what to do in case of fire it would have been a much more confusion and panic and uh I don't think we would have all gotten out of there without being hurt that reminds me I've got to call my insurance man in the morning [Music] [Music] I think you deserve a special honor for teaching your family all about operation EDI because that helped everyone to get out of the fire safely you are now an honorary fire chief chief Steve thank you very much and for saving my cat [Music] I'm Chief Welch from the Minneapolis Fire Prevention Bureau as you've just seen Edith can save lives it can save your life also if you plan ahead hold a family meeting and appoint a chief figure out two Escape Routes from each room all doors should be closed at night discuss and plan how each family member can reach the ground using the emergency exit decide on a meeting place outside your house make a diagram of each floor be sure to mark all Escape Routes and locations of Windows Doors stairs and Halls copies of this diagram should be placed where there will be a reminder to the whole family when every member of your family knows the rules for operation Edith hold a practice timely evacuation it will improve with practice after you practice operation Edith hold a family meeting to discuss how each member performed his job remember Keep Calm If You Smell Smoke alert the family with the Emergency Signal close doors against heat and smoke test doors before opening by feeling near the top if the door is hot you your emergency exit if you room can breathe more easily never I repeat never reenter a burning building assemble at your predetermined meeting place outside remember operation EDI is for emergency use before the fire happen it could save your life [Music] the