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BEFORE OF FIRE DURING OF FIRE AFTER OF FIRE

Have an emergency fire plan in Don’t panic. Do some of thing Keep your family informed on
place and get the emergency that you trained in your repair and start-up plans
number of fire department. emergency plan. Immediately
contact the fire department.
Designate evacuation routes and If the fire is small, allow trained Go to your designated
do the extinguisher usage training your family to extinguish the fire, evacuation routes or go to the
and prevention controls.  Follow the fire department's safe place
instructions upon arrival or when
the fire is constantly blazing.
Consider escape ladders or When you are in the highest Go to the safest place or to
emergency ladder if your residence area of your house, use the the evacuation area and
has more than one level. emergency ladder if there is no check if you have any wounds
way to go down the stairs or injuries.
If possible, install smoke detectors Try to stop any one of the Don't go back to the place
in the house and be careful when objects or things that cause a where the fire started
using heating sources and cooking fire if the fire is small. If you have because there may still be
burners. a fire extinguisher at home, use ash or a small fire there, go to
your fire extinguisher in a proper evacuation area.
way if you already trained.
Keep first aid box and emergency bring your handy first aid kit. Check your body and also
kit handy. Shout for help, don’t run, running your family if there are have a
makes fire burn faster. wound or injuries. If there is,
treat it with the first aid kit you
have but if you can't treat it,
just call for a nurse,
professionals or doctors for
help
Do the fire drill Do what you trained in fire drills. If someone gets burned,
If your clothes are on fire: Stop, immediately place the wound
Drop and Roll until the fire is out. under cool water for 10 to 15
minutes. If the burn blisters,
see a doctor immediately.
Check the fire alarms and fire Do not open the door that are Do not return to the buildings
detection system regularly. hot to touch. Open the door or houses until the fire
slowly or much better don't open authorities not giving a sign to
the door because the fire inside go back again.
that door might get to you.
Keep flammable items away from Keep your windows and doors Enter your house carefully
your home. Don’t use damage closed to limit your exposure to and turn off the main power
wires or extensions. smoke and dust. Be prepared to breaker before you make your
evacuate at a moment’s notice. way through the rest of the
house.
Develop an escape plan for Getting out quickly and safely is Be sure that all individuals
different areas of the home, your only goal. Do not try to who are injured – be if from
particularly focusing on escaping “save” any objects, no matter burns, smoke inhalation, or
from the bedroom areas. Each how valuable. injuries incurred while
room should have two different escaping should be treated by
ways of escape in case one is a doctor.
blocked by fire. Practice it regularly.
Choose a safe meeting place Never use an elevator during a Do not return to the building
outside the home. Make sure that fire. Always take the stairs. Stay until given the okay by the fire
everyone knows where it is. low to the ground. Cover your authorities. For minor fires,
mouth and nose with a cloth or make sure that there is no
your shirt to prevent breathing in damage to the structure of the
smoke or dangerous fumes. home that could cause its
collapse.

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