FIRE PREVENTION

Fire prevention- is a function of many fire departments.The goal of fire prevention is to educate the public to takeprecautions to prevent potentially harmfull fires,and be educated about surviving them.It is a proactive methodof 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 andFire safety.

Target audiences*Students-students are often the primary target of firePrevention.firefighters will visit shools and taech students the basics of fire prevention.*Adults- it is important that `adults’also know the basicsOf 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 rollIf your clothing catches on fire,the most effective method of extinguishing the fire is to stop,drop to the ground,and roll back and forth to smother the flame.

Don`t run around because it fans the flame

Smoke 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 sleeping.

Smoke detector maintenance

*The most common cause of smoke detectors failure is missing or disconnected batteries.*Nuisance alarms are the most common reason for deliberately disconnecting batteries.*Missing,disconnected,or dead batteries account for 73% of smoke detectors failure.*There are more homes with no working smoke detectors than there are homes without any smoke detectors at all.there are millions of homes in each category.*Smoke detectors should be installed on every level of your home.*Change your batteries twice a year.*Clean your detectors also.*Replace the entire unit ten years.*Disconnecting 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. OrThat it was automatically notified.*Know tonight what you will do if you are ever woken up by your smokeDetectors.*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 howPeople 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 search and rescue. For young children,it is important that firefighters are seen as people they can follow and trust. A firefighters infirefighting gear breathing with an air tank can be scary. One way a child can get used to or trust a firefighter is seeing a firefighter dress up step by step seeing that it is a person inside. Also being able to walk up and touch the firefighter can reassure the child that he or she is real person. (This has already been implemented by many fire departments across the US during Fire Prevention Week)

Don`t play with fire

Playing with fire causes many unnecessary emergencies,and hurts and kill many people,and is a leading cause of forest fires.

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

Fire prevention week is observed in the united states in october. *2009-october 4-10 Theme:”stay fire smart!don`t get 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

*Are your electrical appliances in good condition, without loose or frayed cords or plugs?*Are your outlets overloaded with plugs from the tv,computer, printer,video game system,and stereo?*Are you over using an extension cord?*Do not light fixtures in your home use bulbs that are the correct wattage?*Does your home cantain GFCIs(ground fault circuit interrupters) and/or AFCIs (arc fault circuit interrupters),which prevent electrical shock and fire by shutting off faulty circuits?

Other tips:*Replace or profesionally repair any appliances that spark smell unusual, or overheat.*Don`t run electrical wires under rugs.*Make sure lamps and night lights are not touching bedspreads,Drapes, or other fabrics.*Use caution when using electric blankets.*Don`t let kids use kitchen appliances by themselves and supervise any art or science projects that involve electrical devices.*Cover any outlets that are not in use with plastic safety covers if you have toddlers or young children in your home.

HAVE A NICE DAY