Keep away from the fire!
If the apocalypse comes...beep me!
In places like India with smartphones, there's an app now for women if they're in a violent situation, they can press one button. They've given their cell-phone number to five trusted friends, and right away their GPS location goes out: "Here I am."
I don't like to be disturbed at home; I tell the cable office not to call me before 6:30 AM, unless there's a war.
Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.
I feel a buzzing at the base of my neck. It's like I'm on eternal 'vibrate' in case of an emergency.
The smoke alarm went off in the hallway upstairs, either to let us know the battery had just died or because the house was on fire.