Fire Safety Tips

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Install and Maintain Fire Extinguishers. Fire extinguishers are good for small or incipient fires. Install them on each level of your home and preferably outside of each sleeping area. Check your fire extinguishers regularly at least once a year like checking the pressure gauge. A non-working fire extinguisher can’t save your life!
Be Careful While Cooking. Never leave cooking unattended. If grease catches fire, carefully slide a lid over the pan to smother the flames, then turn off the burner. Never put foil or other metals in a microwave oven.
Electronic Appliances Need Space. Keep television set and stereos at least three (3) feet or one (1) meter from anything that can burn.
Use Electricity Safely. If an appliance smokes or has an unusual smell, unplug it immediately and have it repaired. Don’t overload extension cords such as using “octopus” or run under rugs.
Smokers Need Watchers. Never smoke in bed or when you are drowsy. Carelessly discarded cigarettes are the leading cause of fire deaths.

according to an idiom; "Prevention is better than cure." it simply  imply; It is better to try to keep a bad thing from happening than it is to fix the bad thing once it has happened.

likewise, preventing fire from happening can save us not only money but also lives.
 

HERE ARE SOME

PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW SHOULD A FIRE OCCUR IN YOUR HIGH RISE BUILDING

 REMEMBER. . . .
"YOUR SAFETY IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY" 

•           You can increase your chance of surviving a fire by being prepared and doing the right thing in an emergency.

•           Take the time to become familiar with your surroundings, and to plan your escape in the event of fire. If a fire starts, follow the tips in this brochure and, ABOVE ALL, stay calm!   

IF YOU WORK OR LIVE IN A HIGH - RISE BUILDING

• EXITS: Find the location of your two closest exits, and be familiar with the path of travel to them.
  
  • ALARM: Identify the location of the nearest fire alarm. Know what the fire alarm sounds like, and how to call 1-1-7 for help.

• EVACUATION PLAN: Be familiar with the emergency evacuation plan for your building.
• FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: Know where to find them, know how and when to use them.
  • FIRE DRILLS: Practice them as a matter of habit; you may not realize that a REAL EMERGENCY exists. 
   
  
   IF YOU DISCOVER A FIRE
  • FIRE ALARM: Pull the nearest fire alarm to warn others of the fire danger; NEVER IGNORE AN ALARM.
    
    • CALL 1-1-2: Reporting the fire immediately, or call from a nearby phone. Know your building address, and speak calmly and clearly.
   
  •         XTINGUISHMENT: If the fire is small, extinguish it. If it is spreading, GET OUT and close the door behind you.

   
  

  •         EVACUATE: If there is no smoke, walk quickly to the nearest exit. If there is light smoke, stay low and crawl to the nearest exit. Remember, alternate exits and never evacuate to the roof; go down and out of the building.
    

  •         ELEVATOR: NEVER use an elevator in a fire emergency. An elevator might stop at the fire floor or malfunction. Always use the stairs.

   

  IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO EVACUATE OR
  YOU ARE TRAPPED, CREATE AN AREA OF REFUGE
  
  
  

   
  

  •       SEAL THE ROOM: Use wet clothing or towels to stuff around cracks in doors and seal up vents. Close doors and protect yourself against smoke.
    
  •       USE WATER: Keep a wet cloth over you nose and mouth, breath through your nose only. Wet down walls, doors and windows.

   
  

  •             SIGNAL FOR HELP: Call 1-1-7 or call  building management for help, if you 

                       have no phone, signal at the window for help.

  •          DO NOT BREAK WINDOWS:  Flames and smoke can travel back to 

            you from the outside. If you need air,  open the window a crack; be ready to   close it immediately.

  •          DON’T JUMP: Wait to be rescued, if you are above the 2nd floor. By remaining calm, you increase your chances of survival! 

  
  REMEMBER YOUR SAFETY IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY