What you need to do
- Find out how the fire service works and what happen when it receives an emergency call
- Know how most fires in the home start. Talk with the tester about some ways to prevent first from starting
- Know about battery-operated and hard-wired smoke detectors. Describe
- the best places to put smoke detectors
- the sound a smoke detector makes
- how and when to test smoke detectors
- Make an escape plan for your home or meeting place. You should include
- two ways out of each room (if possible)
- a meeting point outside, where everyone should go to.
Make sure everyone knows how to get out if there is a fire. Practise your escape plan at least once.
- Describe each of the following
- How to call the fire service in an emergency
- How to escape from a smoke-filled rom
- How to prevent smoke entering a room
- How to check for fire behind a door before opening it
- What you would do if your own (or someone else's) clothes caught fire
- Describe basic fire safety for
- ovens, hobs, grills, microwaves and toasters
- fires and heaters
- people who smoke
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