Fire Safety and Evacuation
Residential fire is a leading cause of accidental death. Most fire related deaths occur at night when occupants suffocate in their sleep from smoke and toxic gases, rather than from burns. To help reduce this risk, the
time it becomes deadly, it is important that every member of the family understand how to quickly evacuate according to the plan.
following program should be implemented.
1.Minimize fire hazards. Smoking in bed, cleaning with flammable liquids such as gasoline, leaving children home alone, and using unsafe holiday decorations are some of the common causes of household fire.
2.Install a fire alarm system. The primary purpose of this system is to protect lives by giving the earliest possible warning of danger.
3.A smoke detector (indicated in the figure by an inverted “s” in a circle) should be provided to protect each sleeping area in a home.
4.Practice an escape plan. Because there may be very little time between detection of a fire and the
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