1.   PLAN your escape route now.

2.   PRACTISE your escape route as a family.

3.   You only have seconds - DON'T STOP for valuables.

4.   SHOUT to alert your family.

5.   KEEP LOW if the house is full of smoke. Remember, the air is clearer and cooler near the floor.

6.   DON'T INVESTIGATE - keep doors closed.

7.   If there's no way out, get everyone into a SAFE ROOM.

8.   Never jump out of a window. LOWER yourself onto cushions, etc.

9.   If necessary BREAK a window and make safe all jagged edges.

10. WHEN YOU'RE OUT - STAY OUT - DIAL 999.