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Join in the Great American Fire Drill

Fire departments invite everyone Thursday to demonstrate what they know about home escape plans by joining in the Great American Fire Drill.

“If you had a fire in your home would everyone know what to do? Just like fire drills at school, practicing how to get out quickly will make things a little less scary if there is ever a fire in your home,” said Kim Schroeder, public education coordinator for Snohomish County Fire District 1.

Here’s how families can be a part of the world’s biggest fire drill: Download a planning grid at www.­firepreventionweek.org and draw a simple floor plan of your house.

@1. Body FYI Bullet:Label two ways out of every room — especially sleeping areas.

Decide on a family meeting place in a safe area outside.

Go over the plan with every member of your family.

Check the smoke alarms in your house by pressing the “test” button on each alarm.

Practice the plan with your family.

Also, open houses are planned for 6:30 to 8 p.m. at:

@1. Body FYI Bullet:Arlington: 8424 99th Ave. NE and 3002 252nd St. NE

Bothell: 3431 180th St. SE

Everett: 3525 108th St. SE and 3611 Puget Park Drive

Granite Falls: 116 S. Granite Ave.

Index: 512 Ave. A

Lake Stevens: 12409 21st NE and 9811 Chapel Hill Road

Lynnwood: 18800 44th Ave. W.

Marysville: 1635 Grove St.

Mountlake Terrace: 5902 232nd St. SW

Monroe: 163 Village Court and 22122 132nd St. SE

Snohomish: 21709 99th Ave SE

Stanwood: 17500 E. Lake Goodwin Road, 3231 300th St. NW and 19727 Marine Drive

Sultan: 304 Alder Ave.

Tulalip: 7812 Waterworks Road

Wienermobile coming to county

See the 27-foot-long Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at the follow locations:

@1. Body FYI Bullet:9 to 11 a.m. today, Lake Stevens Haggen Food &Pharmacy, 8915 Market Place NE

Noon to 2 p.m. today, Marysville Haggen Food &Pharmacy, 3711 88th St. NE

3 to 5 p.m. today, Stanwood Haggen Food &Pharmacy, 26603 72nd Ave. NW

9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Arlington Haggen Food &Pharmacy, 20115 74th Ave. NE

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