COMMUNITY FIRE SAFETY

FIRE SAFETY IN THE HOME SUBJECTS COVERED: -SUBJECTS COVERED: - –SMOKE ALARMS –HOME SAFETY PLAN –WHAT TO DO IF A FIRE STARTS –BEDTIME ROUTINE –SMOKING –CHIP PANS –CANDLES –ELECTRICS –MAKING A 999/112 CALL

SMOKE ALARMS GREATLY REDUCES CHANCE OF BEING KILLED/INJURED BY FIREGREATLY REDUCES CHANCE OF BEING KILLED/INJURED BY FIRE MINIMISE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY BY RAISING ALARM IN EARLY STAGES OF FIREMINIMISE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY BY RAISING ALARM IN EARLY STAGES OF FIRE BENEFITS OF FITTING ONE OVERWHELMING, HOWEVER 60% OF LEITRIM HOMES STILL DO NOT HAVE ONEBENEFITS OF FITTING ONE OVERWHELMING, HOWEVER 60% OF LEITRIM HOMES STILL DO NOT HAVE ONE

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

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

MAINTENANCE FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONSFOLLOW MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS ONCE A MONTHONCE A MONTH –CHECK ALARM BY PRESSING TEST BUTTON ONCE A YEARONCE A YEAR –CHANGE THE BATTERY –VACUUM AND WIPE THE CASING AND SLOTS

HOME FIRE SAFETY PLAN YOU MAY HAVE TO ESCAPE FROM YOUR HOME IN DARK AND DIFFICULT CONDITIONSYOU MAY HAVE TO ESCAPE FROM YOUR HOME IN DARK AND DIFFICULT CONDITIONS ESCAPING FROM A FIRE WILL BE EASIER IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A PLANNED ROUTE AND KNOW WHERE TO GOESCAPING FROM A FIRE WILL BE EASIER IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A PLANNED ROUTE AND KNOW WHERE TO GO –INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS AND MAINTAIN AND CHECK THEM REGULARLY –PLAN ESCAPE ROUTE IN ADVANCE –MAKE EVERYONE IN THE HOME AWARE OF THE ROUTE –IF YOU HAVE MOBILITY DIFFICULTIES CONSIDER HAVING BEDROOM ON GROUND FLOOR AND NEAR TO EXIT ROUTE –IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE TO ESCAPE HAVE SOME MEANS OF SUMMONING HELP(IE BUZZER,INTERCOM,PHONE)

WHAT TO DO IF A FIRE STARTS HAVE CORRECTLY INSTALLED SMOKE ALARMS FITTEDHAVE 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 CLOSE ALL DOORS AS YOU LEAVEIF POSSIBLE CLOSE DOOR OF ROOM WHERE FIRE IS AND CLOSE 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 THE OKNEVER GO BACK IN UNTIL A FIRE OFFICER HAS GIVEN THE OK

IF YOU ARE CUT OFF BY FIREIF YOU ARE CUT OFF BY FIRE –CLOSE DOOR AND USE TOWELS/SHEETS TO BLOCK ANY GAPS AT THE FOOT OF THE DOOR –MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE WINDOW –KEEP LOW UNDER SMOKE LEVEL –OPEN WINDOW AND ATTRACT ATTENTION OF OTHERS WHO CAN ALERT THE FIRE BRIGADE –THE BRIGADE WILL ARRIVE WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES –IF NOT ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR AND IN IMMEDIATE DANGER USE BEDDING TO BRAK FALL AND LOWER YOURSELF AS LOW AS POSSIBLE BEFORE DROPPING

BEDTIME ROUTINE SWITCH OFF AND UNPLUG ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES NOT DESIGNED TO STAY ONSWITCH OFF AND UNPLUG ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES NOT DESIGNED TO STAY ON ENSURE ALL SMOKERS MATERIALS EXTINGUISHED AND NEVER SMOKE IN BEDENSURE ALL SMOKERS MATERIALS EXTINGUISHED AND NEVER SMOKE IN BED ENSURE BEFORE EMPTYING AN ASHTRAY THAT THE CONTENTS ARE COLDENSURE BEFORE EMPTYING AN ASHTRAY THAT 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 PAN –TURN OFF THE HEAT IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO BUT NEVER LEAN OVER THE PAN TO REACH COOKER CONTROLS

–NEVER THROW WATER ONTO THE FIRE –DROP A DAMP CLOTH,TOWEL OR LID OVER THE PAN TO SMOTHER THE FLAMES –LEAVE THE PAN TO COOL FOR 30 MINS

IF YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE FIRE,CLOSE THE DOOR TO THE ROOM,ENSURE EVERYONE LEAVES THE HOME,TELEPHONE THE FIRE BRIGADE AND DO NOT GO BACK INSIDEIF YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE FIRE,CLOSE THE DOOR TO THE ROOM,ENSURE EVERYONE LEAVES THE HOME,TELEPHONE THE FIRE BRIGADE AND DO NOT GO BACK INSIDE DEATHS DUE TO CHIP PAN FIRES

MAKING A 999/112 CALL INFORMATION GATHERINGINFORMATION GATHERING –TYPE OF INCIDENT –HOUSE NUMBER,NAME AND ROAD NAME –DISTRICT,TOWN,AREA –SERVICE REQUIRED MAKING THE CALLMAKING THE CALL –DIAL 999/112 –ALL 999/112 CALLS ARE FREE –YOU CAN CALL FROM ANY PHONE INCLUDING MOBILES –ONLY DIAL 999/112 IN AN EMERGENCY –ALL 999/112 CALLS ARE RECORDED AND MONITORED

CONTACT WITH OPERATORCONTACT WITH OPERATOR –OPERATOR WILL ASK WHICH SERVICE REQUIRED –LISTEN CAREFULLY AND BE PREPEARED CONTACT WITH EMERGENCY CONTROL ROOM OPERATORCONTACT WITH EMERGENCY CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR –OPERATOR WILL ASK A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ABOUT INCIDENT –ANSWER 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 INCIDENT –VITAL SECONDS CAN BE SAVED IF SERVICES CAN GO DIRECT TO INCIDENT

HOT FAT FIRE DEMONSTRATOR SHOWS HOW DANGEROUS A CHIP PAN CAN BE IF NOT TREATED CORRECTLYSHOWS HOW DANGEROUS A CHIP PAN CAN BE IF NOT TREATED CORRECTLY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION