The Great Chicago Fire of 1871!

Fire Safety

Tips and Techniques

• FIRE SAFETY TIPS FOR AROUND THE HOUSE

PERSONAL SAFETY

STOP - DROP - ROLL

ESCAPE PLANS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

SMOKE DETECTORS

NEVER PLAY WITH FIRE!!!

Fire needs three things to live.

• Heat (flames)• Fuel (wood, paper, books, cotton,

etc.)• Oxygen (air)

Take away any one of these things and the fire goes OUT!

Firemen use this knowledge to fight fires!

• They use water to remove HEAT.• They use Foam to remove Oxygen.• They use axes and pike poles to

remove fuel.

Fire Fighters wear protective clothing to stay safe.

• Helmets to protect from falling objects.• Steel reinforced boots to protect their

feet and legs.• Bunker pants/quick-hitches and coat, to

protect from heat and falling hot liquid.• YOU don’t have this protective clothing.

Never Play with Matches or Lighters

•If you find matches give them to an adult•Never play with a lighter•If you see a lighter, have an adult take care of it•Never play with fire of any kind•Playing with fire can cause your clothes to burn

• What do you do if your clothes catch on fire?

• Fire needs oxygen to live.• Rolling takes away the fire’s

oxygen.• Running increases the oxygen and

the fire gets bigger! • So What Should YOU do?

DROPDROP

ROLLROLL

Smoke Detectors Save Lives

• CHECK THEM EVERY MONTH!• CHANGE BATTERIES AT LEAST

YEARLY!• KEEP THEM CLEAN AND DUST

FREE!

How do You get OUT of a House Fire!

• Smoke and heat gather at the ceiling first.

• Stay LOW and CRAWL out!

• Feel the doors and don’t open a hot door!

• Do not stop for ANYTHING!

E.D.I.T.H.

E.D.I.T.H.

E = ESCAPE D = DRILLSI = INT = THEH = HOME

TWO WAYS OUT

• Plan ahead and have TWO ways out of every room!

• Through a door or out a Window.

ESCAPE DRILLS IN THE HOMEHow do you survive?

•Install Smoke Detectors and keep them in working order!

•Make an escape plan and practice it!

•HAVE A MEETING PLACE OUTSIDE!

•Once you are out of the house, STAY OUT!

Have a meeting place outside!

• Near a Tree

•By the mailbox

•Next to the swing

•Anywhere away from the road and the house

Once you are out STAY OUT!

• Don’t go back inside for anything.• Don’t go looking for your favorite book.• Don’t go to get your favorite clothes.• Don’t go looking for your parents or

anyone.• Don’t even go looking for your dog. He

is probably safe outside running around!

• STAY OUTSIDE AT THE MEETING PLACE!

Should you call 911 before you leave the house?

• NO WAY!• GET OUT!• Call from a neighbor’s home• Tell the neighbor to call.• Remember only call 911 for

emergencies.

PLAY IT SAFE!PLAY IT SAFE!

• Fire Safety is up to you!!

• Keep yourself safe and keep your family safe by practicing safety measures in your own home!!

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