CBRF Fire Safety Training

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CBRF Fire Safety Training
Developed by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Center for Career Development (CCDET) Approved
by Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Division of Quality Assurance Bureau of Assisted
Living
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Learning Points

• Understand the nature of fire
• Recognize fire hazards
• Learn about early warning systems
• Understand the use of fire extinguishers
• Focus on the evacuation needs of residents
• Follow the CBRF emergency and disaster plan
• Respond well in an emergency

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Understanding the Basics of Fire

• A room can become completely engulfed in flames
  in 2 minutes
• Many overestimate evacuation times
• Why is it so important to know how to react to a
  fire emergency in a CBRF?
• About fire a chemical reaction
• Activity Being Prepared/Video

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What Causes Fire

• The Fire Triangle - 3 components that create fire
  
• Fuel, heat, oxygen
• The Fire Tetrahedron - 4 components needed to
  produce and maintain fire
• Fuel, heat, oxygen uninhibited chain reaction

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Fire Concepts

• To stop a fire, eliminate one of the components
  
• Cool the burning material
• Exclude oxygen
• Remove the fuel
• Break the chemical reaction
• Products of Combustion
• Flames, smoke, carbon monoxide

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More Fire Concepts

• Transfer of Heat
• Conduction, convection, radiation
• Stages of Fire
• Special Circumstances
• Classifications of Fire
• Activity Identify Flammable Materials/Summary

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Prevention
What are the most common causes of fire?

• Kitchens/Cooking
• Smoking
• Electrical
• Heating systems
• Burning candles
• Bedrooms
• Clothes dryers

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Fires in CBRFs

• What are the main causes?
• Who is at risk?
• What conditions prevent residents from living
  independently?

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Early Warning Systems and Equipment

• Smoke alarms
• Heat detectors
• Manual pull stations
• Sprinkler systems
• Carbon monoxide detectors
• Fire blankets
• Fire extinguishers

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Types of Fire Extinguishers
Paper, wood, cloth Class A
Flammable liquids Class B
Electrical Class C
Some metals Class D
Cooking oil or fat Class K
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More Information

• Fire Extinguishers in CBRFs
• Placement and Mounting of Fire Extinguishers
• Special Requirements
• Activity Locate the Equipment in Your Facility

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CBRF Evacuation Requirements
How is your CBRF licensed?

• Size of the Facility
• Licensing Categories

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Resident Assessment Requirements

• Within 3 days of moving in
• Re-evaluated at least annually or upon a change
  in condition
• Know the needs of each resident before an
  emergency occurs
• Activity Resident Evacuation Assessment

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Evacuation Times and Fire Safety Requirements

• Under 2 minutes
• 2 4 minutes
• Over 4 minutes

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Other Forms of Evacuation

• Point of Rescue - emergency services evacuation
  from residents room
• Area of Refuge - a specially constructed room to
  protect residents while waiting for evacuation
• Horizontal Evacuation - moving residents to
  another part of the building on the same level
• Note All exits must be unobstructed

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The CBRF Emergency and Disaster Plan

• Plan Requirements
• Orderly evacuation
• Meeting the needs of all residents
• Severe weather plans
• Caring for residents during evacuation
• Exit Diagram
• Exit routes
• Smoke compartments (not all CBRFs)
• Meeting place outside the CBRF

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Other Fire Safety Requirements

• Posting emergency phone numbers
• Informing residents
• Smoking
• Fire drills
• Working with the local fire department
• Activity Inspection Checklist

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Steps to Save Lives RACE(E)

• Rescue
• Activate the alarm
• Control
• Evacuate
• Extinguish

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Fire Extinguishers PASS

• Pull the pin.
• Aim low.
• Squeeze the lever slowly and evenly
• Sweep the nozzle from side-to-side
• Activity Using a Fire Extinguisher

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Tips to Remember

• Feel doors before opening
• For persons in bed roll and crawl
• If clothes catch on fire stop, drop and roll
• Go to the pre-designated meeting place
• Never re-enter a burning building
• Work with the fire department and emergency
  personnel

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More About Severe Weather

• Tornados
• Flooding
• Other emergencies or disasters
• Disaster plan must include steps for severe
  weather including drills
• Disaster reporting required

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Case Studies

• Oak City
• Greentree Avenue
• Fairview

• Which parts of the emergency plan or fire safety
  measures were
• carried out well during this fire emergency?
• not followed?

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Learning Points Review

• Understand the nature of fire
• Recognize fire hazards
• Learn about early warning systems
• Understand the use of fire extinguishers
• Focus on the evacuation needs of residents
• Follow the CBRF emergency and disaster plan
• Respond well in an emergency