Contents of the Basic Fire Safety Training

Basic
How a Fire
ERT Roles firefighting
spreads
concepts

In event of FOH (Fire Class A, B, C,

fire Triangle) D, fires

Types of Operating
portable fire procedures
extinguishers P.A.S.S.
Failure in emergency preparedness
Not frequently trained

Lack of safety standards

Reactive not proactive

Lack of coordination
 Conduction

Convection

Radiation
 A fire broke out at the store
room of the multi-storey SAL
Hospital here this evening,
following which over 100
people, including the patients
and their relatives, were
evacuated, officials said.

Actor Kamal Haasan Escapes

Fire At Chennai Home, No
One Hurt
 Before

After
ACTION IN THE EVENT OF FIRE

RAISE THE ALARM

CALL TO THE FIRE BRIGADE

ATTACK THE FIRE

EVACUATE THE BUILDING

Fire Triangle (FOH)
Principles of Fire Fighting
 ‘ A’
CLASS
FIRE
SOLID LIQUID GAS M E TA L

Petrol , LPG , Aluminium

Paper ,
Diesel , Oxygen, Magnesium ,
Wood ,
Paint... Hydrogen Zinc...
Textile...
Anything similar?

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Challenges ahead!

DRILL
ERT
SAFETY
AWARENESS

EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS
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Triage
Allows rapid assessment of victims

It should not take more than 15 sec/ Pt

Once victim is in treatment area more

detailed assessment should be made
Triage Systems & Tags:

the most common classification uses the

internationally accepted four color code
system.
Red indicates high priority treatment or transfer, e.g.
Massive Hemorrhage, Tension Pneumothorax.
• Yellow signals medium priority, e.g. Isolated Simple
Femur fracture.
• Green is used for ambulatory patients, e.g. Isolated
Abrasions, contusions, sprains.
• black for dead or those with minimal chance of survival,
e.g. Massive Head Injuries, 95% coverage with third
degree burns.
 Fire Preventive Measures
1. Avoid smoking inside the office and
dispose the butts carefully.
2. Do not light incense sticks (Agarbathis)
near Records, Racks and Curtains.
3. Do not make unauthorized electrical
connections and do not overload the
electrical points.
 Fire Preventive Measures
4. Do not forget to switch off the electrical mains before leaving
the office.
5. Stack the records neatly with at least 3 feet gap between two
stacks.
6. Do not permit any unauthorised person from carrying work on
electrical lines.
7. Do not store any inflameable, Combustible materials and gas
cylinders near electrical control panels inside the buildings.
 Fire Preventive Measures
8. Before closing the office ensure no one is left behind
inside the office premises.
9. Periodical checking of electrical wiring & removable
of combustible & inflammable liquid articles from
vicinity of naked wires.
10.Good house keeping essentials to prevent fire
hazards. Every employee should consider it ones
responsibility to do their part in maintaining good
house keeping at their workplace.
 Fire Preventive Measures
11. Stacking of straw loose packing materials and combustible
goods at the random should be avoided and preferably kept in
the separate holds or bins provided for the purpose.
12. During welding cutting jobs the job should be undertaken
with the prior permission or consultation with the office
incharge of firefighting who should take adequate precautions
near the place of welding.
Points to remember

Each ert member takes care of his team (max

25 to 30) wears badges cap
Concentrate on
preg women,
physically challenged
Elderly
Children
(not MD or girlfriend)
Checking rooms
Knock
Don’t shout fire fire
Feel the door for heat
Close doors as u leave but don’t lock
Toilets ,confined space
In case of fire
Cut off electricity
Wear ert gear (not slowly seeing mirror)
Raise alarm
Call security &fire brigade
Evacuate
Fight fire if safe
Lifting & evacuating
techniques
Hand lifts-2,3,4handlifts
Pick a back
Pick a reverse
fore and arm
Fore and aft
Rope drag
Collar drag
Under arm drag
Fireman’s lift
Bedsheet lift
tips
Know languages to call fire dept(no accent)
Know exits like support staff do
3 mins to save ur life,others life & property
Do not always trust technology like smoke
detectors,sprinklers
Raise alarm and SAY emergency not fire or
bomb
Do not panic
Do not rush/run.walk brisk
Do not move upwards
Hold railings,give way for rescue
Do not re enter building
Assemble at safe point for head count
Tips 2

Wet cloth(water,own saliva) technique to crawl avoid

toxic gases
Pan in hotel,wen pan burns FOH
move pan—remove fuel
Cover lid—remove oxygen
Under water-remove heat
 Types of fire
Classification of Fuel

FUEL

Solid Liquid Gas Combustible Metals Not in Practice

• Wood • Petrol • LPG • Sodium • Transformer

• Paper • Diesel • Acetylene • Potassium • Welding M/C
• Cotton • Kerosene • Hydrogen • Magnesium • Generators
• Textiles • Paint • Methane • Lithium • Panel Boards
• Oils

Class F—kitchen fires

Extinguishers trick

DCP-KING –all kinds of fires

CO2 –QUEEN-All except chemicals