Fire may prove to be the most catastrophic hazard if immediate 1st place steps are not taken in fire Incidents. The invention of fire hit human civilization to a miraculous height. The same fire may become the most devastating enemy if handled carelessly. Statistics stated that 59 % of business hindrances are due to fire accidents. Fire Incidents cause numerous serious injuries, fatalities, and loss of property and livelihood. Immediate, 1st place actions On Fire Incidents help to save lots of injuries and lives. We have enlisted the points to answer your question.
General Instructions For 1st Place Steps On Fire Incidents
- Stop what you are doing and try to get out.
- Pull the nearest fire alarm, and shout ‘fire’.
- If a fire is small, try to extinguish using a fire extinguisher if available. Never use water to put out the fire from an electrical spark.
- Leave all your belongings where they are, try to save life first.
- Don’t use a lift/elevator, use the stairs. If there is smoke on the stairs, get low to minimize inhalation, and keep your hands on the wall to prevent delusions.
- Call fire rescue services as soon as possible.
If You Are Trapped Inside
- Don’t hide in a cupboard or under a table or bed.
- Try and get inside the room having a window.
- Before opening any door, check if it is hot or warm to touch if so, never open it.
- If smoke, heat, or flames are blocking the exit route, stay in and place a wet towel, sheet, or any available garment under the door and in gaps to block smoke from entering.
- Wave a bright-colored garment or flashlight to signal rescuers to notify your location.
- Never jump from upstairs windows. If you are on the 1st floor, lower yourself through the window to a few feet in length from the ground. Then slowly drop yourself to the ground but before that ensure the ground is soft (not with the flooring of tiles or cement), or first throw a mattress or something like that to cushion the landing.
If Your Clothes Catches On Fire
- Don’t panic. Stop what you are doing at once. Never run. Drop to the ground, roll over and over, back and forth until flames go out.
- Cool the burn injuries with cold water. Call the nearest medical facility.
Great firefighters always take 100 percent accountability 100 percent of the time because that is where the power is. It is where you find the power to improve and the power to adapt and overcome.
Always be prepared with a back up plan. We have pre-incident plans in the fire service for all types of scenarios. Great firefighters have plans and back-up plans for all kinds of scenarios that they are responsible for to make sure they get the job done.
What we appreciate appreciates. In other words, what we focus on and invest our time and energy in becomes more valuable to us.