An article from huffpost.com with a helpful list of items you will need to prepare your house for fire safety:

Fire experts share how to prepare for a house fire or wildfire.

With wildfires spreading across the Los Angeles area and forcing tens of thousands of Southern Californians to evacuate their homes, it’s more crucial than ever to think about fire safety and your own preparedness for fire emergencies of any kind.

Jon Heggie, a retired division chief at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) defines home wildfire preparedness as “having all the things readily available if you are asked to evacuate.” Heggie is currently a project advisor at San Diego Gas & Electric, where he specializes in operational field and emergency readiness.

While this can mean an already packed to-go bag containing things like extra clothes, food, water and medication, Heggie says it’s also helpful to just keep a running list of where your important documents and sentimental items are around the house.

Working smoke alarms in every room

“The number one thing where we can all start with being prepared in our home for fire is smoke alarms,” Kozo said. “There are quite a few statistics out there that say that having and maintaining working smoke alarms reduces your chances of dying in a fire by 50%. The number one thing we advocate and insist is that people have working smoke alarms in every room.”After installing a fire alarm in every room of your home, Kozo recommends testing each alarm once a month. “You still have to test it monthly, make sure that it’s working properly, make sure that there’s no dust in there,” he said.

This 120-volt AC smoke detector comes with a 9-volt battery and a 10-year limited warranty.

A fireproof safe for your valuables

When a fire emergency strikes, you don’t have time to collect your valuables from different drawers. To give you peace of mind and to help you leave the building as quickly as possible, Krista Farley Raines, regional communications director for American Red Cross Central Appalachia Region, recommends storing important items in a fire-proof safe that can be recovered after the fire is put out. Instead of having one more thing to look for, grab and take with you out of the burning house, you can make sure you and your family are safe, knowing your jewelry and old photos will be protected as well.

This safety box is fireproof and waterproof; it can hold letter and A4 size documents lying down.

Based on the product’s UL rating, the interior contents will remained protected for up to 30 minutes when the box is heated to 1,550 degrees.

Fire escape ladders

“Fire escape ladders provide a simple, easy-to-store way to help ensure that you and your family get out safely in the event of a house fire,” Farley Raines said. “If you live in a two- or three-story home, you should have one ladder in every occupied room on floors above the main level.”

This tangle-free fire ladder measures 13 feet and can hold up to 1,000 pounds.

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Written by Griffin Wynne and Erica Kam