Safe at Home Review

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Safe at Home Review
What did we learn this year?
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• We learned that it takes heat, fuel and oxygen to
  make a fire

Air
Heat
Fuel
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• We learned that fire results from a chemical
  chain reaction between two or more materials
• changes the materials, which produces heat,
  flames and toxic smoke

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• If you remove any one element, you prevent the
  chemical chain reaction that causes fire

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• We learned that the flames are not the most
  dangerous part of a fire.
• Breathing poisonous smoke
• Lack of oxygen - causing suffocation

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• We learned that smoke is dangerous because it
• Gets so thick and black that you cant see
• cant find your way out
• Can cause irritation when inhaled
• causes choking and you cant breathe
• Can cause confusion because you cant see or
  breathe

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• We also learned that when certain materials in
  our house burn, they can cause toxic, or
  poisonous smoke that can be very dangerous.
• Couches and chairs
• fabric treated with stain repellants
• wood treated with preservatives
• Carpet
• treated with stain repellants
• Curtains and blinds
• treated with cleaning solvents
• Stereos and televisions
• made with plastics that have chemicals in them

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• We learned that as fire grows, it eats more and
  more of the oxygen we need to breath
• Oxygen makes up about 21 of the air we breathe
• We need that 21 to survive
• Anything less can harm our bodies
• The more a fire grows, the more oxygen it takes
  and the less we have

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• We learned that an advocate is someone who is
  in favor of something or speaks or writes in
  support of it, and someone who teachers others
  about something

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• We can be advocates by testing and cleaning our
  smoke alarms at home and changing the batteries
  twice every year.

• We can also be advocates by looking for fire
  hazards in our homes to prevent fires before they
  happen.

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• What are some other ways we can be advocates
  for fire safety in our homes?

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• We learned what arson is and that there are
  many reasons that people set fire.
• to get attention
• because you are mad at someone and want to get
  back at them
• because you are curious about fire and what would
  happen if you burned something
• because someone dared you to set a fire

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• We learned that causing a fire to happen, whether
  intentional or not, can result in tragic
  consequences, but you are still responsible
• someone can get injured or killed
• you can go to jail
• you can lose special privileges like voting,
  serving in the armed forces, or not be eligible
  for certain jobs

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• We learned that it is against the law to
• deliberately set fire to anything
• house
• property
• cars
• clothes
• create a false alarm
• use or possess any bomb-type device
• possess or use fireworks of explosives

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• We learned that being a responsible citizen
  sometimes means telling an adult about someone
  you know who plays with fire or explosives.

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• We learned that if you cannot escape your home or
  other building because fire or smoke is blocking
  your exit, you can protect yourself until help
  arrives
• cover all cracks and vents with clothing, towels,
  bedding or duct tape
• call 9-1-1 and tell them where you are
• if you cant call 9-1-1, go to the window and
  signal with a towel or flashlight
• if smoke enters the room, stay low until help
  arrives

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• We learned that fire extinguishers should be used
  only on small fires that are contained, like in a
  waste basket, and only if you know how to use it.

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• We learned that each fire extinguisher has a
  specific purpose and that the label on the
  extinguisher will tell us what type of fire we
  can use it on and how long it will last.

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• REMEMBER to take this important information home
  and share it with your family to help keep them
  safe.