Fire Safety and Evacuation
Residential fire is a leading cause of accidental death.
Most fire related deaths occur at night when occupants
suffocate in their sleep from smoke and toxic gases,
rather than from burns. To help reduce this risk, the
following program should be implemented.
1. Minimize fire hazards. Smoking in bed, cleaning
with flammable liquids such as gasoline, leaving
children home alone, and using unsafe holiday
decorations are some of the common causes of
household fire.
2. Install a fire alarm system. The primary purpose
of this system is to protect lives by giving the
earliest possible warning of danger.
3. A smoke detector (indicated in the figure by an
inverted “s” in a circle) should be provided to
protect each sleeping area in a home.
4. Practice an escape plan. Because there may be
very little time between detection of a fire and the
time it becomes deadly, it is important that every
member of the family understand how to quickly
evacuate according to the plan.
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