HOME FIRE SAFETY.

Presented by
Leading FireFighter
Mr. Mark Ballantyne
Fire Fighter at Sunshine Suburb
Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade MMFB
27 May 2008

Outline

Introduction

Basic Lounge Room Fire

It just take about 23 seconds before explode fire inside the lounge room and whole room will be fire within 2 minutes.

Compulsory put smoke alarm inside the room.

Body

Home Fire Safety

You can not smell of smoke when you were sleep

The wrong alarm was not working: Push the button (alarm) Checking it is working every week

Change the new alarm every 12 months

You must know how to escape home when fire

Home Escape Plan [In Advance]

Close Door. Go Outside. Must sure Everybody all safety outside (at Letter Box)

Do not let wire windows/ Do not let curtain electricity

Do not let children play with cigarette

Put Alarm everyroom

Do not panic

Put the Lid  or Fry Pan cover the fire (No Oxygen/No Fire)

No Water explode the fire

Fire on the stove always call the Fire man because may be another fire happen (call 000)

Testing Battery. Push the buttons alarm every weeks and every six months and clean the dust.

Power Surge Register (whole house, power bands and clipsall systems)

Electric smoke alarm for kitchen.

Conclusion

Things have learnt 

Put Lid or Fry Pan to stop the Fire

Put smoke alarm in every room

Expert about Home Escape Plan

Things have done

Buy some more smoke alarms 

Avoid electricity curtains or wire windows.

Call 000 and say FIRE and put down. The computer will know what exactly where the fire is

Call 000 for AMBULANCE too

Buy Fire Extinguise and new alarm

Change to the modern electric blanket.

Bonus

Outdoor Kitchen

Heater/Gas/Fan/Electricity

Cloths, Towels: One metres distance from heater, to warm oil one

Heater on the floor

Heater fire (heater to close to the wall)

Heater on the bed-room

Electric blanket fire (modern) The King one

Dryer (must clean the filter)

Television

Ban ui

Switch On/Off (too much power, fire start in the wall)

Tea-Light (burning furniture on the candles)

Do not let children play with cigarette lighter, or matches

Testing * Push the buttons alarm every week

Every six month clean the dust

Fire Ambulance Police 000 (Home Telephone)

FIRE (Put down immediately)

Mobile: Name/Address/Suburb

Machine to save your life (every fire)

40% Fire for Cooking

30% Home Fire for Candles

Written Report with Personal Application

Check your alarm home

Power Surge Register: Whole house/Power Boards/Clipsall Systems.

(Tivi, Computer, Heater, Games...)

Photo Electric Smoke Alarm for Kitchen

(tell clever different smoke)

Mr.Priestley
I',m really appreciated your talk in our class a month ago. It was enjoyable and interesting the way you talked. Acted your surprise me, your accent was clear and your acting was excellent. It gave me more understanding and showed me how dangerous fires are.
I learnt a lot from your advice. You gave me more confidence to control myself when a fire happens and I learnt how to prevent the risk of this happening. Also, you recommended to me some good ideas for instance to have an Escape Plan to Safety, to put some extra smoke alarm in where it is necessary. It was very useful for my family and our community.
I think it is important that you communicate to every community by sending information about Fire Safety to them to read. Would you please ask the Fire Department to translate to their languages and send to the residents to read this information. Firstly, I think they'll understand more than if it is in English. Secondly, I think when they read this information in their own languages, they'll know what to do when it happens.
I admire you, because you are so brave and a hero, not different to the army. Again, thank you so much that you took your time to come to share to us your occupational experience and your knowledge.
I hope you and your family have all the best in the future.
Your admire.
D
31Aug08