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Top Ten Fire Safety Tips You Have to Know
Fire isn’t something to be dismissed. In the US alone, fires
killed one person every 2 hours in 2003. And 4 out of 5 were at houses.
With that in account, home fire safety is something that every responsible
adult should consider.
But that doesn’t apply only to grown
ups. Children also need to be considered. A fire safety for kids program
should be implemented in every house. That way, you can avoid any
future tragedies.
What Are The Principal Fire Safety Tips?
Although you may find a lot of advice within the literature regarding
fire safety in the home, you can concentrate on ten of them; a Decalogue
of fire safety tips:
Smoke Alarms
Half of fire deaths within houses are in those homes that don’t
have a smoke alarm. If you don’t have one, install them. They
aren’t expensive. They go from US$20 to US$60, depending on
the characteristics of the model. You will find a lot of brands to
choose from, so take your time examining each one of them. A smoke
alarm is part of the basic fire safety equipment that every house
should have.
Smokers
Believe it or not, they are a problem. An unaccounted cigarette could
end in some hidden corner of your living room and create a fire. Assure
yourself that there are ash trays distributed around your house and
that they are used by the people who smoke. Of course, you could forget
about this issue if you don’t permit people to smoke at your
house. Including you.
Clothing
Since minors are the ones principally affected by fires, look for
sleepwear that is flame resistant. Each year hundreds of children
are interned at hospitals because of inadequate garments for sleeping.
Alcohol
What do a couple of drinks have to do with fire? You aren’t
going to make spontaneous combustion, are you? The fact is that 40%
of fire deaths in the US are related to the use of alcohol. So, if
you are making a reunion at your house, keep an eye on those that
have surpassed their ability to maintain coherence.
Extinguisher
Even with all the prevention of the world, you could end facing a
fire in your own house. You could call the firemen but in those brief
minutes between the call and their arrival, a lot of things can happen.
Fire can spread itself with unimaginable fury, especially in rooms
with flammable material like carpets or wooden furniture. For those
occasions, there is nothing like having a fire extinguisher (adequately
marked by fire safety signs, of course).
Minimum, you will need one for your kitchen, since you require
a extinguisher specially designed for kitchen fires (that means,
a extinguisher than can extinguish a fire generated by oil). Additionally,
it’s a good idea to have another extinguisher for other kind
of flammables, like trash, paper, cloth and wood. One good rule
of thumb of home fire safety is to have one extinguisher per floor,
additional to the one in the kitchen.
