1. Fire Safety

2. Fire Prevention Goals
S – save life, if safe to do so
A – alertness
F – fight fire, if safe to do so
E – evacuate

3. Possible Sources of Fire
• Kitchen
• Office
• Car parking
• Air conditioners
• Computer room
• Transformers

4. Causes of Fire
• Faulty electrical wires
• Poor house keeping
• Overloaded electrical systems
• Overheating of equipments
• Careless handling of fire such as disposing of
cigarettes, candles and other inflammable
materials
• Spontaneous combustion

5. Detection of Fire
• Manual
Use of senses (sight, hearing and smell)
• System sensors
Smoke detectors, heat sensors

6. Methods of Extinguishing Fire
• Beating
• Blanketing
• Use of sand
• Use of water
• Foam
• Carbon Di-Oxide
• Dry chemical powder

7. Classifications of Fire

8. NOTE!
• Don’t use water to extinguish electricity cables
fire
• Don’t use water to extinguish oil fire

9. Portable Fire Extinguishers
Capacity:
1.5 to 25 lbs of
extinguishing agent
Range:
3 to 15 ft
Duration:
Discharge their contents
in only 5 to 30 seconds

10. Fire Extinguisher Chart

11. P.A.S.S. word

12. Upon Discovery of Fire or Smoke
R – remove persons in immediate danger!
E – ensure doors are closed! (Confine smoke/fire)
A – activate the building alarm!
C – call fire department
T – treat all fires as DANGEROUS!
Continue a complete building evacuation.
Do not attempt to fight fire unless you are
Fire Safety Training Certified in use of fire
extinguishers.

13. Assignment:
1. When do we use and when do we need NOT to
use fire extinguishers?
2. Provide a standard checklists of where to place
and how many fire extinguishers is needed for a
given size of room.
3. What do we need to know or understand during
fire evacuation?
4. Give guidelines on what to do when a person is
trapped in a fire.
5. Give rules for fighting fires.

14. References:
http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com
Oklahoma State University Environmental
Health and Safety Department