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Fires

Fires. Prevention, preparation, and what to do. Basic Info. Many deaths from fires are due to house fires and smoke Steps: Learn how to prevent fires Prepare for fires with a family plan Know what to do in a fire. Preventing Fires. You can…

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Fires

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  1. Fires Prevention, preparation, and what to do

  2. Basic Info • Many deaths from fires are due to house fires and smoke • Steps: • Learn how to prevent fires • Prepare for fires with a family plan • Know what to do in a fire

  3. Preventing Fires You can… • Identify & inspect fire hazards in your house • Use lab tested & approved heaters • Keep fire away from children • Keep combustible objects away from the stove

  4. Preparing for Fires Make sure to have… • Smoke detectors throughout your house • Multiple escape routes throughout your house • Fire department’s emergency number • A safe, outdoor meeting place • A window ladder Make sure to practice… • The escape plan • Alerting people in a fire

  5. What to do if You See a Fire or Hear the Smoke Alarm • Yell “fire!” and exit the room SAFELY and QUICKLY • Follow your escape plan when possible • Head to your meeting place • Call the fire department from outside the house

  6. What to do if Smoke/Heat/Flames Block All Exit Routes • Examine door • Use wet towels, sheets, clothes, etc. to stop smoke • Open windows slightly • Stay low and near a window • Signal the fire department when they arrive • Follow fire department's instructions

  7. Robberies Prevention, staying safe, and what to do afterwards

  8. Preventing House Robberies You can … • Install… • alarms, gates, cameras, and outdoor lighting • Dress down your house • Know your escape route • Keep your house locked

  9. Staying Safe in a Robbery • Remember SCORE: • Stop before natural instincts take over • Clam: remain calm and take deep breaths • Obey: obeying the robber will ensure your safety • Remain safe: don’t take risks that will put you in danger • Evidence: make a mental note of the robbers features

  10. Afterwards… • Call the police • Lock all doors and have witnesses stay until the police arrive • Protect the evidence – don’t touch anything

  11. Vehicle Safety You can… • Park in a well-lit area • Have your car key ready as you approach the car • Lock all car doors • Install an alarm and place a sticker on your car • Avoid driving through uninhabited parks, alleyways, etc.

  12. Preventing Identity Theft You can… • Shred any papers containing personal info. • Keep your social security card safe • Keep personal info. in a safe place at home • Get a secured mailbox • Check monthly financial statements for accuracy

  13. Tsunamis, Earthquakes and Storms

  14. Tsunamis-Preparing • Know… • escape routes, where it is safe • About tsunamis • Caused by surfaceor underwater earthquakes • Or meteorites • 50 to 100 ft. above sea level • Can move several 100 feetinland

  15. Tsunamis-During • Get inland!!!!! • High, multistory, reinforced concrete building’s top floor if you can’t get inland • If you’re on a boat, go farther out into the water • Don’t wait for warning-if there is an earthquakego inland • If the tide goes out to the extreme, tsunami is coming

  16. Earthquake-Preparing • Know where you can go • Know if an earthquakemight happen

  17. Earthquake-During • STOP, DROP AND COVER HEAD!!!!! • Try to get away from windows • Do not leave chair/table you are under untilthe shaking stops

  18. Earthquake-After • Do not use electricity or natural gas until checked out • Be careful about fires • GET SHOES-don’t go barefoot • Just because a building is standing doesn’t mean the building is safe

  19. Storms-Preparing • Stock up on non-parishables • Turn off outside water pipes

  20. Storms-During • Get inside • Beware of flooding • Can use natural gas in power outage • Be aware of CO2 • Check in with elderly neighbors • Layer clothing • HAT-you lose 90% of body heat from your head

  21. General-Preparing • Know disasters that can (and will) happen in your area • Get an out of state contact • Find a meeting place

  22. General-During • BE SMART • Use best judgment

  23. General-After • Text out of state contact • TEXT-do not call • 200 texts take up the space of one phone call on cell phone towers • Be smart • Find family • Cooperate with rescue workers (CERT, Medical Corps, etc.)

  24. Avalanches • What is it… • A flow of snow down a slope • Usually occurs in mountain terrain • When is it… • Usually during winter or spring • Can bury people and property under snow • More about… • Loose snow avalanches and slab avalanches- most fatalities. • They often occur on steep slopes • There are dry avalanches and wet ones (depending on moisture in snow). • What to do… • If you’re caught in one, start swimming to the top of the flow • When the avalanche comes to a halt, punch an air pocket into the settling snow

  25. Wild Fires • What is it… • An uncontrolled fire in an area of vegetation. • Tend to occur in the countryside or a wilderness area. • It differs from other fires because of its • large size • the speed at which it can spread out from its original source • its potential to change direction unexpectedly • It'sability to jump gaps. • U.S. has between approx. 80,000 - 60,000 of wildfires each year and burn up to 3 to 10 million acres of land. • It can cause extensive damage (property and human life)

  26. Causes: • Natural • Lighting • Volcanic eruption • Sparks from rock falls • Spontaneous combustion • Man-made • Arson • Cigaretts • Glass/plastic magnifying the sun’s rays • Sparks from equipment • Power lines • Illegal camp fires

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