Important to Create Awareness of Fire Safety
A burning cigarette or a minor kitchen fire can compound into a huge, unmanageable fire disaster engulfing your apartment complex. Escaping from high rise buildings that are higher than three storeys is rather difficult unless there fire safety measures in place.
In the event of a fire disaster there is not much time for you to explore options. Hence, be prepared for a fire emergency situation and do not be caught off guard.
Building evacuation plan: It takes less than a few seconds for a small flame to snowball into a life threatening fire. Every apartment must conform to certain fire safety norms. Residents must be aware of a at least two fire escape routes. If one exit path is blocked by smoke, the other could come to your rescue.Screens, windows and doors must be easy to open. In case a door is hot to touch, do not venture to open it. Use the alternate fire escape path.
Fire drills: Involve your community in regular fire drills and techniques of handling fire emergencies.
Fire extinguishers: A fire extinguisher consists of extinguishing agent and carbon dioxide that creates pressure over the extinguishing agent. There are different types of fire extinguishers for different burning material like inflammable liquid/gas, electrical fires, inflammable metals and combustible material (paper, wood).Learn to use the fire extinguishers. If the fire is getting bigger by every passing second and flames are quickly spreading, a fire extinguisher could be of no big help. If you are nervous and forget how to use it, do not experiment as every second counts.
Smoke alarms: An early warning from a properly installed and maintained smoke alarm will help save precious lives. There are two types of smoke alarms. The ionization alarm triggers when it detects a flaming and fast moving fire. A photo-electric alarm can quickly detect smoldering and smoky fire. Dual sensor smoke alarms boasts of carrying the capabilities of both the smoke alarms in one unit.
Building evacuation plan: It takes less than a few seconds for a small flame to snowball into a life threatening fire. Every apartment must conform to certain fire safety norms. Residents must be aware of a at least two fire escape routes. If one exit path is blocked by smoke, the other could come to your rescue.Screens, windows and doors must be easy to open. In case a door is hot to touch, do not venture to open it. Use the alternate fire escape path.
Fire drills: Involve your community in regular fire drills and techniques of handling fire emergencies.
Fire extinguishers: A fire extinguisher consists of extinguishing agent and carbon dioxide that creates pressure over the extinguishing agent. There are different types of fire extinguishers for different burning material like inflammable liquid/gas, electrical fires, inflammable metals and combustible material (paper, wood).Learn to use the fire extinguishers. If the fire is getting bigger by every passing second and flames are quickly spreading, a fire extinguisher could be of no big help. If you are nervous and forget how to use it, do not experiment as every second counts.
Smoke alarms: An early warning from a properly installed and maintained smoke alarm will help save precious lives. There are two types of smoke alarms. The ionization alarm triggers when it detects a flaming and fast moving fire. A photo-electric alarm can quickly detect smoldering and smoky fire. Dual sensor smoke alarms boasts of carrying the capabilities of both the smoke alarms in one unit.
Residents must learn to identify the sound of a smoke alarm and get alerted by it. You can set up residential sprinklers to turn on when the smoke alarm is triggered son in your apartment.
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