FIRE

PREVENTION

Fire prevention- is a function of many fire departments.

The goal of fire prevention is to educate the public to take

precautions to prevent potentially harmfull fires,and be
educated about surviving them.It is a proactive method
of reducing emergencies and the damage caused by them.
Many fire departments have a fire prevention officer.
In the general sense of preventing harmful fires,many
aspects are discussed in the articles fire protection and
Fire safety.

Target audiences
*Students-students are often the primary target of fire
Prevention.firefighters will visit shools and taech students
the basics of fire prevention.
*Adults- it is important that `adultsalso know the basics
Of fire prevention.teaching children and maintaining
safe environments at work and home are essential
to preventing dangerous emergencies.
*Senior citizens- along with young children,seniors have
been adentified as an at risk group,especially an
hazardous situations.it is important that seniors have
pre-planned their escape routes and have access to
emergency exists,for example.

Lessons of fire prevention

Fire prevention education can take the form of videos,

pamplets,and banners.often,the message and lessons are
tips.effective and important lessons and message include.

Stop,drop and roll

If your clothing catches on fire,the most effective method o

extinguishing the fire is to stop,drop to the ground,and rol
back and forth to smother the flame.
Don`t run around because it fans the flame

moke detectors save lives

Working smoke detectors reduce the chances of death in

a fire by half.
Nearly 900 lives could be saved annually if every home had
working smoke detectors.
Even just one smoke detectors reduces the chances of
death by almost half.
Nearly half of all fire survivors remember hearing their
smoke alarm.
Deaths due to fire have decreased by half since the invention
of the smoke detector.
Most deaths due to fire occur at night when people are sleep

moke detector maintenance

he most common cause of smoke detectors failure is missing or disconne

batteries.
uisance alarms are the most common reason for deliberately disconnecti
atteries.
ssing,disconnected,or dead batteries account for 73% of smoke detecto
ailure.
here are more homes with no working smoke detectors than there are ho
ithout any smoke detectors at all.there are millions of homes in each cat
moke detectors should be installed on every level of your home.
hange your batteries twice a year.
ean your detectors also.
eplace the entire unit ten years.
sconnecting your bateries, for any reason, is dangerous and illegal.

Smoke detectors are just a start

*Smoke detectors only wake you up.
*Never assume that someone has already called the fire
department. Or
That it was automatically notified.
*Know tonight what you will do if you are ever woken up
by your smoke
Detectors.
*Make sure your family and friends know also.
*If you change your bateries, wake up and evacuate
immediately you are
a hero to your family, friends, and firefighters.

Don`t Just Leave to do Something Else

*One of the most common reason for fires is how

People often leave stoves,oven,toaster,clothing
irons,barbecues,and candles unattended.Therefor
one must always be aware when using the
aforementioned appliances.
Get out and stay out
*Each year,many people are injured or killed because they
reenter their burning homes.If you are lucky enough to
have escaped, stay out.

Firefighters are your friends

One of the most critical jobs of a firefighters is

earch and rescue. For young children,it is important
hat firefighters are seen as people they can follow
nd trust. A firefighters infirefighting gear breathing
with an air tank can be scary. One way a child can get
sed to or trust a firefighter is seeing a firefighter dress
p step by step seeing that it is a person inside. Also
eing able to walk up and touch the firefighter can
eassure the child that he or she is real person.
This has already been implemented by many fire
epartments across the US during Fire Prevention Week)

Don`t play with fire

Playing with fire causes many unnecessary emergencies,and

urts and kill many people,and is a leading cause of forest fire

False alarms kill

False alarms waste valuable manpower and
resourses
which may be needed desperately at a real
emergency. Also,any time firefighters ride
trucks,they are at risk.eighteen percent of
firefighters deaths occur while responding to
calls.

Fire prevention week

re prevention week is observed in the united states

in october.
*2009-october 4-10 Theme:stay fire smart!don`t ge
burned
2010-october 3-9 Theme:TBA
Many fire departments observe "Fire
Prevention Month" for all of October. Fire
departments may visit schools, hang
banners, give firehouse tours or hold open
houses.

Electrical Appliances, Cords, and Outlets

re your electrical appliances in good condition, without

ose or frayed cords or plugs?
re your outlets overloaded with plugs from the tv,computer,
inter,video game system,and stereo?
re you over using an extension cord?
o not light fixtures in your home use bulbs that are the corre
attage?
oes your home cantain GFCIs(ground fault circuit interrupter
nd/or AFCIs (arc fault circuit interrupters),which prevent elect
nd fire by shutting off faulty circuits?

Other tips:

eplace or profesionally repair any appliances that spark

mell unusual, or overheat.
on`t run electrical wires under rugs.
ake sure lamps and night lights are not touching bedspreads
apes, or other fabrics.
se caution when using electric blankets.
on`t let kids use kitchen appliances by themselves and supe
ny art or science projects that involve electrical devices.
over any outlets that are not in use with plastic safety cover
you have toddlers or young children in your home.

HAVE A NICE DAY