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Educational Methodology for Fire Corps Members

Fire & Life Safety Presentation Topics

Parts of a Fire & Life Safety Presentation

Helpful Tips and Handouts

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Fire Prevention

Fire Mitigation

Fire Detection

Escaping a Fire

Burn Prevention

Fall Prevention

Presentation Skills

FIRE & LIFE SAFETY FIRE & LIFE SAFETY PRESENTATION TOPICSPRESENTATION TOPICS

Planning and Preparation

Presentation

Documentation/Evaluation

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Portable heating units

Safe use and maintenance of wood stoves or fireplaces

General housekeeping practices

Smoke detectors

Flammable liquids

Furnaces, hot water heaters, and vent pipes

Shop or work rooms

Appliances

Electrical panel, wiring and equipment

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Electrical Wiring

Unscreened Chimney

Fireplace

Electrical Appliances

Furnace

Flammable/ Combustible Liquids

Electric Blanket

Smoking Materials

Cooking

Home Heating

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Dry Chemical

Air PressurizedWater

Carbon

Dioxide

Class K

Wet Agent” (UL 300) for Class B cooking fires. It is intended to be used on cooking oils and grease

Commonly found in restaurants and other commercial cooking facilities

Became mandatory in these facilities in 2000

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Installing both smoke alarms and a fire sprinkler system reduces the risk of death in a home by fire by 82%, relative to having neither.

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Only the sprinkler closest to the fire will activate, spraying water directly on the fire.

90% of fires are contained by the operation of just one sprinkler.

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Nationally, on average, cost in new construction is between 1 and 1.5% of the total building cost.

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Can be mounted flush with walls or ceilings.

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IONIZATION ALARMS respond slightly faster to flaming fires.

PHOTO-ELECTRIC ALARMS respond slightly faster to smoldering fires.

Since you can not predict the type of fire that will occur, the United States Fire Administration strongly suggests that you have both types in your home.

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Mount on Wallat least 4 inches(102 mm)

from ceiling

No Closerthan

4 inches(102 mm)

FromSide Wall

Best inCenter ofCeiling

No more than 12 inches(305 mm)

from ceiling

Best LocationAcceptable Location

Never disable detectors because of nuisance alarms.

Maintain and test smoke detectors according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Follow the manufacturer’s smoke-test procedure; test buttons on some detectors may check the device’s horn circuit only

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ESCAPING A FIREESCAPING A FIRE

Keep doors to bedrooms closed during sleeping hours.

Have two (or more) escape exits from every room.

Ensure that windows can be easily opened.

Train and practice using fire escape ladders.

Alert other family members.

Roll out of bed onto the floor.

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Stay low and crawl to door.

Feel door; if it is warm, use window for escape.

Establish a meeting place outside the home.

Never go back inside the house once outside.

Call the fire department from a cell phone or a neighbor’s house.

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Stop. drop, and roll.

If your clothing catches on fire: stop (don’t run), drop gently to the ground, cover your face with your hands, and roll over and over to smother the flames.

If you cannot perform the technique, keep a blanket handy to smother flames.

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stopstopstopstop dropdropdropdrop

Provide smokers with large, deep ashtrays.

Wet cigarette butts and ashes before emptying ashtrays into a wastebasket.

Don’t walk away from a lit cigarette.

Never smoke when you are lying down, drowsy, or in bed.

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Give space heaters space.

Keep them at least three feet (one meter) away from anything that can burn – including you. Unplug heaters when you shut them off, leave your home, or go to bed.

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Be Kitchen Wise.

Use oven mitts to handle hot pans.

If a pan of food catches fire, slide a lid over it and turn off burner.

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BURNS!

DO NOT pop blisters – It is part of the body’s natural defense reaction. Popping a blister does not speed up the healing process – in fact, it actually makes you more susceptible to infection.

DO NOT peel away dead skin – To do so may cause permanent scarring of the affected area and expose the skin underneath it to infection and further damage.

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DO NOT use greasy ointments – This includes greasy antiseptic creams, ointments, and the “folk remedy,” butter. They will not do any good and have several negative side effects. Applying these ointments can actually hurt the body’s ability to heal and fight infection.

They can also trap heat underneath the skin, allowing the burn to cause even more damage.

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1. Exercise regularly2. Take your time3. Clear the way4. Look out for yourself5. Slippery when wet6. Throw rugs can throw you7. Tread carefully8. Best foot forward

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Don’t show a slide until you’re ready to use it.

Explain a chart’s layout before explaining data.

Direct the audience’s eyes using the TOUCH, TURN, TALK technique.

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Give your hands something to do or they’ll figure out something to do on their own.

Make gestures have a purpose, or don’t do it at all.

emphatic gestures illustrative gesturesneutral position

Posture: Keep your weight equally distributed on both feet and keep your feet directly under your hips. Avoid shifting your weight from one foot to another.

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Look at your audience!

Avoid spending too much time looking at the screen, above people’s heads, etc.

Avoid darting your eyes trying to look at too many people and also the opposite.

Use the “start and finish your thought with the same person” technique.

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Avoid being a statue.

Avoid constant movement. Stand still for a few sentences.

Show you are making a transition to the next topic by physically moving from one side of the room to another.

Come close to the audience during your introduction and conclusion.

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Emotional tone

Confidence

Speed

Clarity

Emphasis

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QUESTIONS?

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

U.S. Fire Administration

International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) BullEx Fire Extinguisher Training System

Williams, Kherkher, Treating Burn Injuries – the Don'ts

Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition

Winston, Janelle, Presentation Skills: Building Positive Connections with Your Audience

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