Emergency Safety Procedures
Are Important - How To Use Fire Safety Drills And Procedures
A disaster can happen at any time. Most families have issues
handling disasters, such as tornados and hurricanes. This is why an emergency
plan is needed. An efficient plan is important because it helps families
survive. During a hurricane, food storage
procedures are required. However, during a fire, everyone must
exit the home using the safest procedures.
Designing A Fire
Escape Plan
Every escape route must be located in the home. After everyone
knows where the escape routes are, everyone should walk together throughout the
home to test each exit. The most common exits are usually not the best exits during
emergencies, such as the front and back door. Other exits may have to be used,
such as garage doors or windows. There should be two ways to exit each room in
the home.
A floor plan of the home must be designed. It should include
every exit in the home, and each exit must have a label. Each label should have
information about fire safety procedures. The floor plan should also have
information about second floor escape procedures.
Have An Emergency 72-Hour Kit
It’s crucial to have an emergency 72-hour
kit at all times. When a fire, or other disaster strikes, your time to get out
is limited. To make the most of your time you should consider having multiple
72-hour kits tucked away in different rooms around the house, as well as your
cars.
A few elements for an emergency 72-hour kit are; bandages,
painkillers, disinfectant, blankets, antibiotics, flashlights, granola bars,
water bottles, candles, playing cards and a radio to name a few items. Most of
these items can be picked up at your local Canadian pharmacy.
Practicing The Escape Plan
Everyone should practice using the escape plan twice a year.
While practicing, pretend that the fire is located in different areas of the
home. During different drills, everyone should use alternate routes. Families
should also practice fire drills in the middle of the night. Nighttime fire
safety drills should be done with the lights off. Practicing in the dark is
recommended because it gets everyone comfortable with the surroundings.
Families must use safety precautions while practicing each drill.
For example, everyone should crawl because the smoke will cause harmful affects
to the eyes. Another important fire safety procedure is called stop, drop, and
roll. This procedure should be used if someone’s clothes catches
fire. There are other useful fire drill procedures too; some techniques can
provide a lot of protection. For example, if there is a fire on the other side
of a door, the doorknob will be hot. Because of this, families must practice
touching doorknobs using the proper safety procedure.
Using A Ladder
If the home has an escape ladder, everyone should practice using
it. Understanding how to use the ladder is very important. If the home does not
have an escape ladder, purchase a ladder from a hardware store. The ladder
should be placed next to the window.
Possible Meeting Locations
After everyone has learned the drills, the next step involves
choosing a meeting place. The meeting place should be a location that is far
away from the home. Common meeting places include the mailbox, the front lawn,
or near a light post. After everyone escapes the home, everyone should go to
the meeting place for a headcount.
Teaching Kids Fire Safety
Although escape plans and drills are useful, some kids may have
issues understanding the procedures. Kids should not be scare during a fire, so
use the drills to teach them about fire safety. Kids should practice the drills
with a grownup so that they will not use unsafe escape procedures, such as
exiting an upstairs window. There are also many different resources for teaching children rife safety.
Preparing The Home For Possible Fire Emergencies
Besides an escape plan, the home should be prepared for a
possible fire as well. For this task, the proper fire safety equipment will be
needed, such as smoke alarms. There should be an alarm in every room. Also,
each door in the home should be easy to open. After the fire department is contacted,
firefighters must arrive at the home with any problems. To prevent any
problems, ensure that the street number from the road is visible. Firefighters
usually access the home from different doors and windows. Because of this, if
the home has security bars, ensure that the emergency release levers are
working properly.
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