FIRE !

OBJECTIVES:

DID YOU KNOW..........

• To be able to identify some common causes of fire in the home
• To be able to match fire safety equipment with their purpose
• To be able to create a Fire Evacuation Plan for the home to ensure safety of children and adults

• You’re four times more likely to die

in a fire if you don’t have a smoke

alarm that works.

• 21 people die each year because the

battery in their smoke alarm was flat

or missing at the time of the fire.

• Around half of home fires are

caused by cooking accidents.

• Three fires a day are started

by candles.

• Every five days someone dies

from a fire caused by a cigarette.

• Faulty electrics (appliances, wiring

and overloaded sockets) cause

around 6,000 fires in the home

across the country every year.

Fire hazards in the home

• Overloaded plug sockets
• Old, worn, frayed electrical wires
• Leaving candles unattended
• Leaving burning cigarettes unattended
• Walking away from cooking
• Electric/gas/coal fires
• Laptops - left laying on the bed, sofa.

THE AIM OF THE LESSON IS TO:

Maintain Health and Safety measures for children and adults in the home

Consider the fire hazards that maybe in your home.

• Do any household member smoke?
• Do you have scented candles in your home?

• Fire blanket
• Fire extinguisher
• Smoke Alarm
• Fireguard
• Telephone
• Cooker shield
• Fire evacuation plan
• Sprinkler system

Fire safety equipment

Match the safety equipment to their purpose

Fire equipment in the home can help to reduce the risk of fire and keep children and adults safe.

List some items of fire safety equipment

Create your own Fire Evacuation Plan

FIRE!

Jacqui Brooks