Research proves a closed door can mean the difference between 1 000 degress and 100 degrees in the event of a fire.
Fire safety bedroom door closed.
Worse over half of adults sleep with their door open under the mistaken belief that it keeps them safer in case of a fire.
Take it down a notch during a fire a closed door can keep carbon monoxide levels at 1 000 ppm verses 10 000 ppm when a door is left open.
The remaining 9 percent say they won t because they don t want to be separated from children or pets.
So far the close before you doze campaign is working.
While many children like sleeping with their door slightly ajar ex chief james felton jr warned how.
That simple choice could mean life or death in the event of a house fire as closing the door can slow the.
With the advent and increased use of fire smoke alarms some problems can arise from sleeping with a door shut.
Fire safety experts are urging people to close their bedroom doors before they go to sleep saying the simple task can potentially save lives in the event of a fire.
A firefighter has revealed why children should sleep with their bedroom doors closed at night.
Williams says that 91 percent of americans who have seen the message say they will close their bedroom doors.
My first piece of advice is sleep with the bedroom door closed kerber continues.
Fire safety issues that could occur when sleeping with the door closed.
Other fire safety tips.
Keeping your bedroom door closed at night significantly increases your chances of surviving a household fire.
If a bedroom door is closed the smoke produced by the fire may not reach the smoke alarm depending on where it is located.