Transcript Fire Safety Ecucational Messsages

FIRE SAFETY
EDUCATIONAL MESSAGES
NFPA CORRECT MESSAGING
February 8, 2011
Chapel Hill, NC
Presenters – NFPA EMAC Members:
Ernest Grant, RN
Pat Mieszala, RN
Overview
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Messaging
Educational Messages
Advisory Committee
Directed Review of
Updates
Questions/Discussion
Quality FLSE Messaging
Positive
Understood
Correct
Standard
Message
Accepted
Useful
Educational Messages Advisory
Committee (EMAC)
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Stakeholders
Standardized
Annual evaluation - May 2011
NFPA www.nfpa.org – Safety Information – For
public educators – Educational Messages Advisory
Committee
Message Criteria
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Clear
Simple
Accurate
Technically sound
Positive
What do you want to know?
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Smoke Alarms
Home Fire Sprinklers
Carbon Monoxide
Home Fire Escape
Hotel/Motel
Stop, Drop, and Roll
Cooking
Burns
Heating
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Smoking
Electrical
Lightening
Candles
Matches and Lighters
Outdoor Burning
Medical Oxygen
Portable Fire
Extinguishers
Smoke Alarms – General – Chapter 1
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Multiple locations
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Interconnect
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Ionization and Photoelectric
National testing laboratory
Manufacturer’s instructions
Nuisance alarm prevention
Cleaning
Alarm types
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Deaf or Hard of Hearing
High-pitched sounds
Smoke alarm accessory
 low
pitched sound
 age groups
 Required and activated by the sound of the smoke
alarm.
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Voice recorded alarms
Replacement
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Non-replaceable batteries
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year design
 Low battery = replace entire smoke alarm
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Other battery types
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least once a year
 Low battery = replace battery
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Smoke alarm replacement
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years
 Sooner if do not respond properly when tested
Rental Units
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Need smoke alarms
Local and state ordinances
Contact landlord or property manager
Do it yourself or call FD
Advise landlord/property manager if not working
Home Fire Sprinklers – Chapter 2
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General Tips
 Keeps
fires small – less heat, flame and smoke/more
time to escape
 Independent activation
 Fraction of water
 Accidents are rare
 Consider when remodeling
Home Fire Sprinklers
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Installation
 Qualified
contractor
 Work with smoke alarms
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Maintenance
 Visual
– water valve is open
 Nothing blocking pipes and sprinklers
 Water flow annually
 Nothing blocking spray pattern
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Tyco residential flush
sidewall sprinkler
Carbon Monoxide – Chapter 3
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Invisible, odorless, colorless gas from incomplete
burning
Faulty heating appliance, portable generators,
water heaters, clothes dryers or cars left running in
garages.
Symptoms of poisoning – headache, nausea,
drowsiness
Can be fatal
CO - Installation
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Outside each sleeping area, on every level,
interconnected, local code
Manufacturer’s instructions
Combo with smoke available – local code
Recognized testing laboratory
CO & Smoke alarms
Know the different sounds of alarms
CO – Testing and Replacement
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Test once a month
Replace as manufacturer directs
Know the different sounds
 Low
battery or
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Dust or vacuum annually
CO – Inside the Home
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Professional, annual inspections
Open damper
No oven or stove heating
Recognized testing laboratory
CO – Outside the Home
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Warming vehicle safety
 Outdoors
and away from openings
 Exhaust pipe is clear
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Clear home exhaust vents during and after snowfall
Grill safety
Battery-powered lights
 Tents,
trailers
 Motor homes
 Boats
CO – Portable Generators
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Outdoors in well-ventilated areas
Away from building, doors, windows, vents, air
intake
Use CO alarm
Manufacturer’s instructions
If Your CO Alarm Sounds
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Immediately move to fresh air
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window or door
Call 911 or FD from fresh air location
Remain at fresh air
Home Fire Escape Planning
Chapter 4
Make a home escape plan, draw it out and
discuss it.
 Have a plan for anyone who may need
assistance
 Two ways out of every room
 Emergency release devices
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Planning, cont.
How to call 9-1-1 or local emergency number
 Everyone can hear smoke alarm
 Everyone knows how to respond to smoke
alarm
 Have a meeting place
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 Permanent
 Safe
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distance
House number – can be seen from street
Planning, cont.
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Escape ladders
Teach children to escape on own
Plan for those needing assistance
Practice with overnight guests
If There Is a Fire
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Get out fast
Smoke – second way out; get low and go
Door – hot; smoke; smoke on other side
Leaving people
Leaving pets
Trapped
 Close
and seal door
 Call 911
 Stay & signal
Practice
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Push smoke alarm button
Practice as if there is smoke
Practice different exits
Close doors
Get out and stay out
Meeting place
Practice twice a year – day and night
Evaluate and discuss
Hotels/Motels – Chapter 5
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Smoke alarms and fire sprinklers
Ask what alarm sounds like
Alarm for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Read escape plan
Count doors to nearest two fire exits – check exits
Keep room key nearby
Leave immediately and close doors
Use stairs
Smoke, trapped, flashlight
SDR - Chapter 6
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Stop, drop, and roll
If you cannot stop, drop, and roll
Lock wheeled device before getting to ground
Cool Water
Cover
Seek medical help
Cooking – Chapter 7
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Stay Alert
Unattended Cooking
Keep combustibles away from
heat
Cooking fire response
Kids and pets
USFA and NFPA Mitigation of
Cooking Fires
Cooking Equipment
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Direct to outlet & check cords
Microwaves
 Door
not higher than face
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Barbecue grills
Charcoal grills
Propane grills
Turkey Fryers
Burns – Chapter 8
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Teach hot things burn
Prevent in the kitchen
Hot tap water
 Anti-scald
devices
 Water temperature
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Treatment of burns
 Cool
water; cover
 Remove items that retain heat
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Burn - 911
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Bigger than injured person’s palm
On face, hands, feet, major joints, genital area
White, tight, dry (leathery), painless
Chemical or electrical
Burn – non-emergency medical
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2 – 3 days
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healing
 Foul smelling, thick drainage
 Redness or swelling
 Fever
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Heating – Chapter 9
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Supervise children and prevent contact burns
Open window for ventilation when using a fuel
burning space heaters
Burning in wood and pellet stoves
Artificial logs in fireplaces
Children and pets away from the outside vents
Outdoor fire 10 feet from combustibles
Smoking – Chapter 10
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Stay alert
Smoke outside
Never smoke in bed or
around medical O2
Deep, sturdy ashtrays
Not landscaping
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Extinguish with water or
sand
Safety check
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Keep smoking materials
away from children
USFA Mitigation of
Smoking Fires
Electrical – Inside Home
Chapter 11
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Qualified electrician
Inspected when buying,
selling, or renovating
Light blub safety
Fuse safety
Major appliance
directly into wall outlet.
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Window air conditioners
directly into wall outlet.
Recognized testing
laboratory
Electrical – Inside Home cont.
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Cords
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when damaged
 Prevent damage
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Extension cords for temporary use
Outlet safety
When to call electrician
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters
Electrical – Outside
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Professional
Ladders away from power lines
Never touch a power line or person touching wire
Report downed power lines
Check before digging
Lightning – Chapter 12
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Inside stay away from:
Electrical equipment
 Plumbing
 Water
 Windows and doors
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Outside:
Shelter – land, hard top car, building
 No shelter
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Signs of imminent strike
 Get small and minimize contact with ground
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First Aid
Battery-powered lights
Candles – Chapter 13
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Battery-operated
Candleholder
Protect flames
12 inch clearance
Never leave unattended and not in bedroom
Snuffer
Not with medical O2
Not emergency lighting
Candle - Home Worship
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Away from window covering
Do not pass lit candle
Only few adults
Adult supervision
Candle holder/plate
Snuffer
Matches and Lighters – Chapter 14
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Up high and out of reach; locked
Child-resistant lighters
No toy-like lighters
Teach children to tell a grownup
Outdoor Burning – Chapter 15
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Permits, restrictions
Supervise fires
Supervise children
Permitted open fire - 50’
clearance
Permitted recreational fire - 25’
clearance
Avoid burning on windy, dry
days.
Have suppression nearby
Medical Oxygen – Chapter 16
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Does not burn but adds to a fire
Medical oxygen increases risk of fires and burns
No smoking
No open flame
No appliance with exposed combustion/pilot light
No sparking toy
Portable Fire Extinguishers
Chapter 17
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Leave firefighting to fire department
Trained adults only
Small fires only
Inspect extinguisher monthly and service annually
Resources
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www.nfpa.org
 Fact
sheets
 Community Tool Kits
 Home Fire Inspections
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USFA & NFPA
 Cooking,
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smoking and rural fire prevention
USFA Campaigns www.usfa.dhs.gov/campaigns/
 Smoke
alarms, children under 5, adults over 50, and
smoking fire prevention.
Review
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Resources
Discussion
Questions
Pat Mieszala, RN
NFPA Public Education Advisor
[email protected]
Ernest Grant, RN
North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center
[email protected]
Jan Parker, Injury Prevention Specialist,
NC Dept. of Insurance
– NC State Contact for NFPA Education Network
[email protected]