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HOME AND FIRE SAFETY

Learn about suffocation risks and escape techniques in house fires to ensure family safety. Find tips on preventing falls, poisoning, and fire accidents at home. Proper storage and handling of chemicals, medicines, and power tools are crucial. Understand the importance of supervision, especially around pools, for small children. Develop a fire escape plan with multiple exit strategies and ensure your home has smoke and heat detectors.

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HOME AND FIRE SAFETY

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  1. HOME AND FIRESAFETY EQ: How can a person Suffocate? EQ: What are escape techniques in a house fire?

  2. HOME SAFETY • Falls – 1 of every 5 results in an ER visit • Poison • 90% of victims are under the age of 6 (can’t read) • Adult victim is usually a suicide attempt

  3. Suffocation – breathing stops HOME SAFETY CONT. • H20 - drowning • Natural Gas • Plastic Bags • Electricity • Smoke

  4. Proper Storage Medicines (recycle) Trash Follow directions on label Chemicals (labels) Power tools (unplugged) Rescue devices HOME SAFETY CONT.

  5. HOME SAFETY CONT. • Supervision (Quiet is a warning sign) • Pools • Small children • Baby sitters (emergency numbers)

  6. 10-2-2 • What types of poisons are at your house? • What do you do if a child eats poison?

  7. FIRE SAFETY • Fire • 80% of victims die from smoke inhalation • 3 required elements • Fuel • Heat • oxygen

  8. FIRE SAFETY CONT. • Fire Escape Plan • 2 exits out of any bedroom • Meeting place • Escape techniques • Door • Window • Second story • Detectors (smoke & heat)

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