Train Your Dog to Respond to Alarms
Trainer Sara Carson (as seen on America’s Got Talent) shows us just how to do it. Learn how to train your dog to properly respond to a fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors with Sara and her Collie, Hawkeye!
Pet Fire & Carbon Monoxide Safety
About 40,000 pets die in residential fires each year, most from smoke inhalation, and half a million pets are affected overall.* Read below for steps you can take to get your family and your pets out faster. There are also safety measures you can implement to help prevent a pet from starting a fire in the first place.
Preparation
Make An Escape Plan
Every family should have one. This handy chart from the National Fire Protection Association makes it easy.
Assign Family Members to Account For Each Pet
Know your pet’s favorite hiding spots, so that when the alarms sound, you can grab them and go.
Keep An Emergency Kit or Crate Near the Door
Packed with their food, medication and a leash – it can be a literal lifesaver.
Train Your Dogs to Correctly Respond to Alarms
As many pet parents know first-hand, pets may become unsettled or anxious once a smoke alarm sounds, hiding rather than exiting. Dogs can be trained to respond appropriately to smoke or carbon monoxide alarms going off, and either come to find you when it happens or escape outside themselves.
Pet-Proofing Against Fire
Learn ways to pet-proof your home to keep your furry friends safe from fire dangers.
If you like candles, get the flameless kind. Cat’s tails are notorious for knocking over the real ones.
Keep pets away from space heaters or lamps.
Get guards for your stove knobs, the child-proof kind, so paws can’t turn them on. Or even take them off entirely if you’re leaving the house.
Keep leftovers & flammable items off the stovetop, so pets aren’t tempted to jump up.
Use a metal or heat-tempered glass screen on a fireplace and keep it in place.
Some pets are chewers. Watch and deter them from chewing through electrical cords.
As the #1 most installed re safety brand in North America**, we’re dedicated to providing products that help protect everyone in the household, including the furry ones.
*avma.org (American Veterinary Medical Association), When Fire Strikes Home
Fire Safety Products from Kidde
Kidde designs and develops smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, fire extinguishers, indoor air quality monitors, and more. It’s a wide range of solutions, but they all share a common purpose – protecting people and property from the effects of fire and its related hazards.
Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm with Indoor Air Quality Monitor
Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm with smart features
Fire Extinguishers Pro 110
