A fire safety home

Welcome to our fire safe home and why we think it is important to look at your domestic fire safety.

Three of four fire hazards are domestic. Apart from smoking, children playing with fire, candles, kitchen appliances, cooking, electrical cords and television sets, are the most common causes of domestic fires.

To reduce the risk of domestic fires it is important to have knowledge about protection. Fire knowledge is both about preventing the causes of fires to having suitable fire safety products at home and the knowledge of how to use them.

• The importance of being warned in time and being able to turn out a fire, is the difference between a small fire that can easily be sanitized , to a domestic fire where your entire home is destroyed and irreplaceable memories are lost.
• Three of four fire hazards are domestic.
• Apart from smoking, children playing with fire, candles, kitchen appliances, cooking, electrical cords and television sets, are the most common causes of domestic fires.
• To reduce the risk of domestic fires it is important to have knowledge about protection. Fire knowledge is both about preventing the causes of fires to having suitable fire safety products at home and the knowledge of how to use them.

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1. there a smoke detector and is it working?
2. How many smoke detectors are installed? One in each room where there is a risk of fire is preferred.
3. Are there hand fire extinguishers?
4. Is there a fire blanket?
5. Is there an escape ladder?
6. Is there an electrical transformer installed?

1. Keep matches out of the reach of children.
2. Never leave candles unattended.
3. Never empty ashtrays in wastepaper baskets or waste bins if the contents are still glowing. Rinse out with water or let stand over night, for safety’s sake.
4. . Before you retire for the night, make sure open fireplaces are always properly put out and that the fire is carefully closed off so that no sparks can get out.
5. Handle and keep inflammable liquids in a safe.
6. Only use fuses of the right kind in your electric system.
7. Never experiment with home-made fuses.
8. Have faulty electrical cords and sockets exchanged for new ones.
9. Only use safety marked electrical equipment at home.
10. Have faulty electrical cords and sockets exchanged for new ones.

Be prepared in case of fire

If your home should catch on fire, the security of your family can be a question of seconds. That is why everyone in the family should be prepared and know what to do.

1. Select those windows that are best suited for an emergency evacuation if the normal exit way should be blocked by smoke or fire. If the windows are high up over the ground, make sure there is a rope or an exterior ladder.
2. Decide on a place outside the house where the family should meet in case of a fire.
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3. If possible, keep your bedroom door closed at night. A door can keep the fire away long enough, so that there is time to escape through a window.
4. If you have access to fire extinguishers, make sure they work and that you know how to.
5. Practice evacuation with your family. Plan it as a game not to frighten the children.

1. Wake everyone up and make sure they get out of the house. Follow the evacuation plan.
2. If possible, close doors and windows to limit the fire.
3. Call the fire brigade (Tel no 112) for example from the neighbours’ phone.
4. If the fire is limited, you can try putting it out yourself by using a fire extinguisher, a water hose or, if the fire is very small, a blanket or carpet. Make sure you have an exit.
5. If you can’t put out the fire yourself, leave the house as quickly as possible. Don’t return to the house once you have left it.