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FIRE SAFETY

FIRE SAFETY. Introduction and Unit Overview. The role of CERTs in fire safety: Put out small fires. Prevent additional fires. Shutoff utilities Assist with evacuations where necessary. Unit Objectives. Explain the role of CERTs in fire safety.

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FIRE SAFETY

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  1. FIRE SAFETY

  2. Introduction and Unit Overview The role of CERTs in fire safety: • Put out small fires. • Prevent additional fires. • Shutoff utilities • Assist with evacuations where necessary.

  3. Unit Objectives • Explain the role of CERTs in fire safety. • Identify and reduce potential fire risks in the home and workplace. • Conduct a basic sizeup for a fire emergency. • Understand basic safety precautions. • Extinguish small fires using a fire extinguisher.

  4. The Fire Triangle • Heat • Fuel • Oxygen

  5. Fire Chemistry Fires are classified according to type of fuel feeding the fire. • A: Ordinary combustibles • B: Flammable and combustible liquids • C: Energized electrical equipment • D: Combustible metals

  6. Fire Chemistry Classes of fire: • A: Ordinary combustibles • B: Flammable and combustible liquids • C: Energized electrical equipment • D: Combustible metals Dry chemical extinguishers (Used for Type A, B and C Fires)

  7. Reducing Fire Hazards in Home and Workplace • Avoid the “electrical octopus.” • Don’t run cords under carpets. • Replace broken or frayed cords. • Maintain appliances.

  8. Reducing Fire Hazards in Home and Workplace • Install a natural gas detector. • Locate and label gas shutoffs. • After being turned off during an emergency natural gas must be restored only by a trained technician.

  9. Reducing Fire Hazards in Home and Workplace • Read labels. • Use L.I.E.S. storage procedures • Limit • Isolate • Eliminate • Separate incompatible chemicals). • Store flammable liquids away from heat sources.

  10. CERT sizeup Answer these questions: • Can my buddy and I fight the fire safely? • Do we have the right equipment? • Are there other hazards? • Is the building structurally damaged? • Can we escape?

  11. CERT Size-up • Gather Facts. • Assess Damage. • Consider Probabilities. • Assess Your Situation. • Establish Priorities. • Make Decisions. • Develop Plans of Action . • Take Action. • Evaluate Progress.

  12. Firefighting Resources Resources available: • Portable fire extinguishers • Dry chemical (Used for Type A,B and C Fires) Classes of fire: • A: Ordinary combustibles • B: Flammable and combustible liquids • C: Energized electrical equipment • Wet standpipes • Confinement • “Creative” resources

  13. Types of Fire Extinguishers • Water • Dry chemical (Used for Type A,B and C Fires) • Carbon dioxide • Specialized fire extinguisher

  14. P.A.S.S • Pull • Aim • Squeeze • Sweep Test the extinguisher before approaching any fire.

  15. Fire Suppression Safety Do: • Use safety equipment. • Helmet • Boots • Goggles, • Gloves • Dust mask • Work in a buddy system. • Have a backup team. • Have two ways to exit. • Feel doors for heat from the bottom up, with the back of your hand, before entering a room. • Isolate the fire (Close doors behind you) • Maintain a safe distance. • Overhaul the fire.

  16. Fire Suppression Safety DON’T • Try to suppress large fires. • CERTs should only suppress fires that are “trash can size” or smaller. • Get too close. • Fight it alone. • Enter smoke-filled areas.

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