FIRE SAFETY

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FIRE SAFETY
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Some Facts (2004)

• 4000 people died
• 18,000 injured
• 9.8 Billion due to damage from a fire

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What does fire need?

• Fire needs 3 things in order to continue burning
• Fuel (ex wood, gasoline, tree branches)
• Air Flow
• Heat (lighter, matches, Oven)
• Fuel Air Heat FIRE

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What does a fire need to burn?
                                                  
                                                  
                
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Other Causes of Fire

• Forgetting about food that is cooking
• Falling asleep with a cigarette burning
• A frayed wire from an appliance
• Leaving dish towel on the stovetop

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Types of Fires

• Class A- Fires with trash, wood, paper
• Class B- Fires with flammable liquids
• Class C- Fires involving electrical equipment

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Fire Extinguishers

• A Fire Extinguishers for Class A Fires
• B Fire Extinguishers for Class B Fires
• C Fire Extinguishers for Class C Fires
• ABC Fire Extinguishers can be used for all 3

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How to use a Fire Extinguisher

• P Pull the Pin
• A Aim at the Base of the Fire
• S Squeeze the Handle
• S Sweep from Side to Side

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In Case of a Fire

• Dont Panic and Dont Hide
• Feel the door with the back of your hand to see
  if it is hot (If it is hot use your backup exit)
• If your room is filled with smoke, stay close to
  the floor because HEAT RISES

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Escape Plan

• Know the exits from each room
• Be sure that you have a backup exit just in case
  you can not escape the first exit
• Have a fire drill at home (Just like School)
• Have a meeting place outside

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If you Catch on Fire

• If you catch on fire you should
• STOP ? DROP ? ROLL

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Smoke Alarms

• Should be installed on every level of your house
  (including basement)
• On the wall 6-8
• inches below
• ceiling for earliest
• warning

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BURNS
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Types of Burns

• First Degree- Getting burned on the outermost
  layer of skin
• These usually just leave your skin red and tender

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Types of Burns

• Second Degree Burn deeper down into the skin
• Often leave a blister

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Types of Burns

• Third Degree Most severe Burns you the deepest
  (can reach your muscle and bone)

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Treating Burns

• DO NOT
• Put butter on burn
• Put ice on burn
• Put ice water on burn

• DO
• Soak the burn in cool water
• Gently apply aloe vera gel
• Put a cool rag on the burn
• Put a dry gauze or bandage over the burn

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