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How to escape a burning building?

Sunday, 06/11/2011, 09:54 GMT+7

Stay calm, find the exit, do not use the elevator because you can get stuck when the power goes out. Use blankets, waterproof clothing and wrapped up the nose to prevent choking smoke, poison, fire, fire spread on the body ...

 

In urban areas, buildings and more, the risk of "fire her" always lurking, but the fire has not been adequate attention. When fires occur in buildings, to limit casualties, Police Department Fire Ho Chi Minh City has the following specific guidelines:

 

As you step into a high-rise building, several floors, the first thing you should notice the stairs, escape stairs where. Can you go by way of elevator eyes but still need to pay attention to the placement of fire fighting fires to occur, these tools can help you escape.Or sometimes the coil tap is the "wire" a fire and rescue.
When a fire calmly consider the most important factor. Use of fire fighting equipment available extinguish the fire. If not put out the fire burning close to the door.
Find all the available exits the light guide (or listen to the message through the radio system, radio). May escape into other rooms. Note use stairs or exit lights have the word "EXIT" - exit to escape. Do not use the elevator because the fire power can corrupt, you will you stuck in there. Also along the way, let your neighbors or others in the adjacent room is a fire that occurred.
If you have to pass through the use of fire blankets, waterproof clothing wet up the boss. Beef or bend people to move in an area with a lot of smoke. If possible, use wet towels to be on the nose will help limit the inhalation of toxic gases. Note: if you have to open check the temperature before opening (by touching the door). If the temperature is too high, do not be opened.
Once opened, should avoid, dodge to the side to prevent the fire crossing (to avoid damage from differential pressure phenomena). When the room if there is smoke, use sliding into cloth, wet rags to block the door with his foot.
If you do not find the way out the door, go out balcony or open window. Then from the balcony / window to cry to let everyone know. Then call the fire fighting forces (No. 114) to report their specific location.
While waiting for fire fighting forces professional, find and rescue facilities available in the building is equipped with such a scale before, down the wire to escape.
Look carefully to find the means, sometimes blinds, vertical tear gas, air force clothing also can help you as a means of escape. Note, do not panic, jumping from a high place is dangerous.
When a ladder, buffer force fire, and rescue to be asked, new friends jumped off.

How to use a fire extinguisher powder (do not use CO2 fire extinguishers as likely to cause poisoning).

1. For portable:
- Jump to comments near the fire.
- Shake the suspension several times if the powder gases push with flour (MFZ).
- Shock bolt seal.
- Choose the first wind direction, direction of speakers in the original flame spray.
- Keep at a distance of 4 to 1.5 m depending on type of comments.
- Pinch valves for fire fighting powder spray.
- When the gas is weak, approaching jet and put the speaker back and forth to completely extinguish the fire.

2. For the average vehicle speed:
- Push the car to a place of fire, pull the hose rulo lead powder, spray powder on the original steering direction of fire.
- Internet safety latches (leaded), the main drag on jar van perpendicular to the ground.
- Hold the spray residue selected upon the wind and pull the trigger, the powder will be sprayed.

Note that when using a fire extinguisher:
- Need instructions on features and utilities of each fire extinguisher to put out fires arranged accordingly.
- Do not spray directly into the victim.
- When spraying hold the bottle in an upright position. The first to stand in the wind (burn out) near the entrance (the fire). Standing fighting turned his back towards exit
- Spray to be shut down when a new cease fire. Then flush water to the fire.
- When the fire extinguishing liquid, powder spray to cover the surface fire, avoid spraying directly into the liquid to prevent them shooting out, burned to more.
- Depending on the gas fire and push left in the bottle, but choose the location, the distance standing spray accordingly.
- Armor finished fire, fire extinguishers need to be used separately to avoid confusion.


Written : Thi Ngoan