10 TIPS FOR FIRE PREVENTION

* 10 TIPS FOR FIRE PREVENTION
 
Prevent Home Fire

 1. Kitchen Safety
Make sure you give full attention during cooking, never leave cooking unattended. Ensure your kitchen areas to be always clean and uncluttered. Don't cook when you are tired or sleepy.

 2. Space For Heaters
Place all heater appliances at least 3 feet or 1 meter awy from anything that can burn.
 
 3. Ashtrays
Use large and deep ashtray. Wet the ashtray before use. Never smoke when you are in bed.
 
 4. Matches and Lighters
Make sure to store matcher and lighters up high in a locked cabinet, away from children.

 
 5. Electricity
Replace damaged electrical cords. Always concern on the appliance used and repair the appliances that smell, smoke and overheat.
 
 6. Candles
Keep candles away from anything that can burn. Use shades to cover candles from blowing and burn down.
 
 7. Smoke Detector
Each house must at least install one smoke detector. Priority should be given to kitchen areas. It is also highly suggested to be installed in each bedrooms.
 
 8. Routine Testing of Smoke Detector.
Check and test your smoke detector. Replace its batteries once a year or when an alarm "chirps" shown that the batteries are week. Replace the smoke detector after 10 years. If possible, get the portable one.
 
 9. Escape Plan
Draw a home fire escape plan so that everyone in your household knows what to do during fire.
 
 10. Crawl Under Smoke
the correct way to escape under smoke is to crawl on your hands and knees and keep your head 30-60cm above the floor.
 


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