COMMUNITY FIRE SAFETYCOMMUNITY FIRE SAFETY

FIRE SAFETY IN THE HOMEFIRE SAFETY IN THE HOME• SUBJECTS COVERED: -SUBJECTS COVERED: -

– SMOKE ALARMSSMOKE ALARMS– HOME SAFETY PLANHOME SAFETY PLAN– WHAT TO DO IF A FIRE STARTSWHAT TO DO IF A FIRE STARTS– BEDTIME ROUTINEBEDTIME ROUTINE– SMOKINGSMOKING– CHIP PANSCHIP PANS– CANDLESCANDLES– ELECTRICSELECTRICS– MAKING A 999/112 CALLMAKING A 999/112 CALL

SMOKE ALARMSSMOKE ALARMS

• GREATLYGREATLY REDUCES CHANCE OF BEING REDUCES CHANCE OF BEING KILLED/INJURED BY FIREKILLED/INJURED BY FIRE

• MINIMISE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY BY MINIMISE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY BY RAISING ALARM IN EARLY STAGES OF FIRERAISING ALARM IN EARLY STAGES OF FIRE

• BENEFITS OF FITTING ONE OVERWHELMING, BENEFITS OF FITTING ONE OVERWHELMING, HOWEVERHOWEVER 60% OF LEITRIM HOMES STILL DO 60% OF LEITRIM HOMES STILL DO NOT HAVE ONENOT HAVE ONE

• IF HOME ON ONE LEVEL FIT ALARM IF HOME ON ONE LEVEL FIT ALARM BETWEEN LIVING AND SLEEPING AREASBETWEEN LIVING AND SLEEPING AREAS

• IF ONLY ONE FITTED, FIT WHERE IT CAN BE IF ONLY ONE FITTED, FIT WHERE IT CAN BE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE HOME(PARTICULARLY WHEN ASLEEP)HOME(PARTICULARLY WHEN ASLEEP)

MAINTENANCEMAINTENANCE

• FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS

• ONCE A MONTHONCE A MONTH– CHECK ALARM BY PRESSING TEST CHECK ALARM BY PRESSING TEST

BUTTONBUTTON

• ONCE A YEARONCE A YEAR– CHANGE THE BATTERYCHANGE THE BATTERY– VACUUM AND WIPE THE CASING AND VACUUM AND WIPE THE CASING AND

SLOTSSLOTS

HOME FIRE SAFETY PLANHOME FIRE SAFETY PLAN• YOU MAY HAVE TO ESCAPE FROM YOUR HOMEYOU MAY HAVE TO ESCAPE FROM YOUR HOME IN DARK IN DARK

AND DIFFICULT CONDITIONSAND DIFFICULT CONDITIONS• ESCAPING FROM A FIRE WILL BE EASIER IF YOU ALREADY ESCAPING FROM A FIRE WILL BE EASIER IF YOU ALREADY

HAVE A PLANNED ROUTE AND KNOW WHERE TO GOHAVE A PLANNED ROUTE AND KNOW WHERE TO GO– INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS AND MAINTAIN AND CHECK THEM INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS AND MAINTAIN AND CHECK THEM

REGULARLYREGULARLY– PLAN ESCAPE ROUTE IN ADVANCEPLAN ESCAPE ROUTE IN ADVANCE– MAKE EVERYONE IN THE HOME AWARE OF THE ROUTEMAKE EVERYONE IN THE HOME AWARE OF THE ROUTE– IF YOU HAVE MOBILITY DIFFICULTIES CONSIDER HAVING IF YOU HAVE MOBILITY DIFFICULTIES CONSIDER HAVING

BEDROOM ON GROUND FLOOR AND NEAR TO EXIT ROUTEBEDROOM ON GROUND FLOOR AND NEAR TO EXIT ROUTE

– IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE TO ESCAPE HAVE SOME MEANS OF IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE TO ESCAPE HAVE SOME MEANS OF

SUMMONING HELP(IE BUZZER,INTERCOM,PHONE)SUMMONING HELP(IE BUZZER,INTERCOM,PHONE)

WHAT TO DO IF A FIRE STARTSWHAT TO DO IF A FIRE STARTS• HAVE CORRECTLY INSTALLED SMOKE ALARMS FITTED HAVE CORRECTLY INSTALLED SMOKE ALARMS FITTED • IT WILL HELP IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ESCAPE PLANIT WILL HELP IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ESCAPE PLAN• IF POSSIBLE CLOSE DOOR OF ROOM WHERE FIRE IS AND IF POSSIBLE CLOSE DOOR OF ROOM WHERE FIRE IS AND

CLOSE ALL DOORS AS YOU LEAVECLOSE ALL DOORS AS YOU LEAVE• TEST CLOSED DOORS WITH BACK OF HANDTEST CLOSED DOORS WITH BACK OF HAND• GET EVERYONE OUTGET EVERYONE OUT• DO NOT PICK UP VALUABLES OR POSSESSIONSDO NOT PICK UP VALUABLES OR POSSESSIONS• STAY LOW UNDER SMOKESTAY LOW UNDER SMOKE• CALL 999/112 FROM A NEIGHBOURS HOUSECALL 999/112 FROM A NEIGHBOURS HOUSE• NEVER GO BACK IN UNTIL A FIRE OFFICER HAS GIVEN NEVER GO BACK IN UNTIL A FIRE OFFICER HAS GIVEN

THE OK THE OK

• IF YOU ARE CUT OFF BY FIREIF YOU ARE CUT OFF BY FIRE– CLOSE DOOR AND USE TOWELS/SHEETS TO BLOCK ANY CLOSE DOOR AND USE TOWELS/SHEETS TO BLOCK ANY

GAPS AT THE FOOT OF THE DOORGAPS AT THE FOOT OF THE DOOR– MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE WINDOWMAKE YOUR WAY TO THE WINDOW– KEEP LOW UNDER SMOKE LEVELKEEP LOW UNDER SMOKE LEVEL– OPEN WINDOW AND ATTRACT ATTENTION OF OTHERS WHO OPEN WINDOW AND ATTRACT ATTENTION OF OTHERS WHO

CAN ALERT THE FIRE BRIGADECAN ALERT THE FIRE BRIGADE– THE BRIGADE WILL ARRIVE WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTESTHE BRIGADE WILL ARRIVE WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES– IF NOT ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR AND IN IMMEDIATE IF NOT ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR AND IN IMMEDIATE

DANGER USE BEDDING TO BRAK FALL AND LOWER DANGER USE BEDDING TO BRAK FALL AND LOWER YOURSELF AS LOW AS POSSIBLE BEFORE DROPPINGYOURSELF AS LOW AS POSSIBLE BEFORE DROPPING

BEDTIME ROUTINEBEDTIME ROUTINE• SWITCH OFF AND UNPLUG ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCH OFF AND UNPLUG ALL ELECTRICAL

APPLIANCES NOT DESIGNED TO STAY ONAPPLIANCES NOT DESIGNED TO STAY ON

• ENSURE ALL SMOKERS MATERIALS ENSURE ALL SMOKERS MATERIALS EXTINGUISHED AND NEVER SMOKE IN BEDEXTINGUISHED AND NEVER SMOKE IN BED

• ENSURE BEFORE EMPTYING AN ASHTRAY ENSURE BEFORE EMPTYING AN ASHTRAY THAT THE CONTENTS ARE COLDTHAT THE CONTENTS ARE COLD

• SWITCH OFF ALL PORTABLE HEATERSSWITCH OFF ALL PORTABLE HEATERS

• CLOSE ALL DOORS TO ROOMSCLOSE ALL DOORS TO ROOMS

• IF THE PAN CATCHES FIREIF THE PAN CATCHES FIRE– DO NOT MOVE THE PANDO NOT MOVE THE PAN– TURN OFF THE HEAT IF IT IS SAFE TO TURN OFF THE HEAT IF IT IS SAFE TO

DO SO BUT NEVER LEAN OVER THE DO SO BUT NEVER LEAN OVER THE PAN TO REACH COOKER CONTROLSPAN TO REACH COOKER CONTROLS

– NEVER THROW WATER ONTO THE NEVER THROW WATER ONTO THE FIREFIRE

– DROP A DAMP CLOTH ,TOWEL OR LID DROP A DAMP CLOTH ,TOWEL OR LID OVER THE PAN TO SMOTHER THE OVER THE PAN TO SMOTHER THE FLAMESFLAMES

– LEAVE THE PAN TO COOL FOR 30 LEAVE THE PAN TO COOL FOR 30 MINSMINS

• IF YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE FIRE,CLOSE IF YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE FIRE,CLOSE THE DOOR TO THE ROOM,ENSURE THE DOOR TO THE ROOM,ENSURE EVERYONE LEAVES THE HOME,TELEPHONE EVERYONE LEAVES THE HOME,TELEPHONE THE FIRE BRIGADE AND DO NOT GO BACK THE FIRE BRIGADE AND DO NOT GO BACK INSIDEINSIDE

2001-10 DEATHS DUE TO CHIP PAN FIRES2001-10 DEATHS DUE TO CHIP PAN FIRES

MAKING A 999/112 CALLMAKING A 999/112 CALL• INFORMATION GATHERINGINFORMATION GATHERING

– TYPE OF INCIDENTTYPE OF INCIDENT– HOUSE NUMBER,NAME AND ROAD NAMEHOUSE NUMBER,NAME AND ROAD NAME– DISTRICT,TOWN,AREADISTRICT,TOWN,AREA– SERVICE REQUIREDSERVICE REQUIRED

• MAKING THE CALLMAKING THE CALL– DIAL 999/112DIAL 999/112– ALL 999/112 CALLS ARE FREEALL 999/112 CALLS ARE FREE– YOU CAN CALL FROM ANY PHONE INCLUDING MOBILESYOU CAN CALL FROM ANY PHONE INCLUDING MOBILES– ONLY DIAL 999/112 IN AN EMERGENCYONLY DIAL 999/112 IN AN EMERGENCY– ALL 999/112 CALLS ARE RECORDED AND MONITOREDALL 999/112 CALLS ARE RECORDED AND MONITORED

• CONTACT WITH OPERATORCONTACT WITH OPERATOR– OPERATOR WILL ASK WHICH SERVICE REQUIREDOPERATOR WILL ASK WHICH SERVICE REQUIRED

– LISTEN CAREFULLY AND BE PREPEAREDLISTEN CAREFULLY AND BE PREPEARED

• CONTACT WITH EMERGENCY CONTROL ROOM OPERATORCONTACT WITH EMERGENCY CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR– OPERATOR WILL ASK A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ABOUT INCIDENTOPERATOR WILL ASK A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ABOUT INCIDENT

– ANSWER CLEARLY AND DO NOT PUT PHONE DOWN UNTIL TOLD TOANSWER CLEARLY AND DO NOT PUT PHONE DOWN UNTIL TOLD TO

• ARRIVAL OF EMERGENCY SERVICESARRIVAL OF EMERGENCY SERVICES– IF POSSIBLE WAIT IN SAFE POSITION AND DIRECT SERVICES TO IF POSSIBLE WAIT IN SAFE POSITION AND DIRECT SERVICES TO

INCIDENTINCIDENT

– VITAL SECONDS CAN BE SAVED IF SERVICES CAN GO DIRECT TO VITAL SECONDS CAN BE SAVED IF SERVICES CAN GO DIRECT TO INCIDENTINCIDENT

HOT FAT FIRE DEMONSTRATORHOT FAT FIRE DEMONSTRATOR

• SHOWS HOW SHOWS HOW DANGEROUS A DANGEROUS A CHIP PAN CAN BE CHIP PAN CAN BE IF NOT TREATED IF NOT TREATED CORRECTLYCORRECTLY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION