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What to do if there's a fire
Chelmsford and
Maldon Community Command |
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| What to do if there's a
fire |
| 1. Raise the alarm |
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If your smoke alarm
goes off while you are asleep, don't investigate to see if there is a fire.
Shout to wake everyone up, get everyone together, follow your plan and get
out.
Check doors with the back of your hand - if they are warm, do not open
them - the fire is on the other side.
If there is a lot of smoke, crawl
along with your nose near the floor where the air will be cleaner. |
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| 2. Escaping from a
window |
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If you are on the
ground floor or first floor you may be able to escape from a window. If you
have to break the window, cover the jagged glass with towels or thick
bedding.
Throw some more bedding out of the window to break your fall. Don't
jump out of the window - lower yourself down to arm's length and drop to the
ground.
If you have any children or elderly or disabled people with you,
plan the order you will escape in so that you can help them down. |
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| 3. Don't go back inside
your home |
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Call the Fire Brigade
from a mobile phone, a neighbour's house or a phone box. Give the address of
the fire. Don't stop or go back for anything. |
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| 4. What to do if your
escape route is blocked |
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Get everyone into one
room and close the door. Smoke and fumes can kill people quickly, so put
bedding or towels along the bottom of the door to seal the gap.
Open the
window and stay near it for fresh air and to let the Firefighters see you.
Phone the Fire Brigade or shout for help so that someone else can phone for
you. |
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| To save your life in a
fire: |
| If your smoke alarm goes
off in the night don't investigate - wake others and get out, following your
plan; |
| Don't open any doors that
feel warm; |
| Don't stop or go back for
anything - phone the Fire Brigade; |
| If you can't get out, stay
together in one room, close the door and wait to be rescued. |
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