Get Out Safely!
Preventing fires and burns are just as important to fire fighters as putting out fires. Here are some tips to help keep you and your family safe.
- Raise the Alarm: When you detect fire or smoke shout to warn the other occupants. Children and older people will need help. Don't wait to get dressed, shoes and one blanket per person will suffice - even in cold weather. Have a neighbour call the fire department after all are out. Never waste time trying to extinguish anything other than a very small fire.
- A Hot Door: is a warning. Never open a door without first checking it for heat. If it is warm, leave it closed and go out a window. If this is impossible, wait by an open window or on a balcony for rescue. Place bedding at door cracks to keep smoke out.
- Heat and Deadly Gases: are the main killers. Even a small fire is dangerous. The open interior stairs in the single family home may become a chimney allowing heat and smoke to rise to highest floor level. If you cannot leave an upper room by a window, close the door and wait by the open window for rescue.
- Tell the Fire Fighters: if anyone remains in the building. Leave rescue operations to them, unless you can safely raise a ladder or help anyone down from a window or roof before help arrives.
- Never Go Back: into a burning building for any reason whatsoever. Many lives are lost through the deadly effects of fumes, even from small fires. Never risk a life in an attempt to save personal possessions.
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