FIRE
PRESENTOR: NOMER M. FERRER
SECTION 2: FIRE
TOPIC 1 Lecture : What to do in case of Fire ?
Objectives To provide students with knowledge on how to respond in case of
fire.
Procedure 1. Start with a pre-test to cover all topics on fire preparedness.
2. Introduce the topic by asking students any previous
encounters or experiences with fire (causes, outcome etc).
3. Proceed with a powerpoint lecture.
4. Ask the students questions after the lecture for a more
interactive session.
Materials for
Instructor
Powerpoint presentation
Materials for
Students
Handouts, notebook and pen
Special Notes for
Instructor
Use school map to shop fire escape plan
Demostrate how to do the STOP! DROP! And ROLL!
Content
Lecture
1. Question : What do you do in case of FIRE?
Answer :
Know Your Way Out / Have an escape plan
The idea is to get outside quickly and safely. Smoke
from a fire can make it hard to see where things are,
so it's important to learn and remember the different
ways out of your school/home. How many exits are
there? How do you get to them from your room? It's a
good idea to draw a map of the escape plan.
It's possible one way out could be blocked by fire or
smoke, so you'll want to know where the other ones
are. And if you live in an apartment building, you'll want
to know the best way to the stairwell or other
emergency exits. Never use an elevator.
Agree on a meeting place
You'll also want to know where family members/school
staffs will meet outside. This is helpful because then,
everyone shows up in one place and you'll know that
everyone is safe. You might choose the front porch of a
neighbor's house or some other nearby spot.
Safety Steps
If you're in a room with the door closed when the fire
breaks out, you need to take a few extra steps:
Check to see if there's heat or smoke coming in
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the cracks around the door. (You're checking to
see if there's fire on the other side.)
If you see smoke coming under the door —
don't open the door!
If you don't see smoke — touch the door. If the
door is hot or very warm — don't open the
door!
If you don't see smoke — and the door is not hot
— then use your fingers to lightly touch the
doorknob. If the doorknob is hot or very warm
— don't open the door!
If the doorknob feels cool, and you can't see any
smoke around the door, you can open the door
very carefully and slowly. When you open the
door, if you feel a burst of heat or smoke pours
into the room, quickly shut the door and make
sure it is really closed. If there's no smoke or
heat when you open the door, go toward your
escape route exit
Stay Low
If you can see smoke in the house, stay low to the
ground as you make your way to the exit. In a fire,
smoke and poisonous air hurt more people than the
actual flames do. You'll breathe less smoke if you stay
close to the ground.
Smoke naturally rises, so if there is smoke while you're
using your escape route, staying low means you can
crawl under most of it. You can drop to the floor
and crawl on your hands and knees below the
smoke.
Exiting through a door that leads outside should be
your first choice as an escape route, but also ask your
parents/teachers about windows and if they would be
possible escape routes. Even windows on a higher
floor could be safe escape routes if you had help, like
from a firefighter or another adult.
Ask your parents/teachers to teach you how to unlock
the windows, open them, and remove the screen, if
needed. Make sure you only do this in an emergency!
Lots of kids are injured because they fall out of
windows.
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Sometimes, families/schools even have collapsible
rescue ladders that can be used to escape from upper
floors of a house.
Don’t stop. Don’t go back!
It's normal to worry about your pets or a favorite toy,
but if there is a fire, you have to leave them behind.
The most important thing is that you get out safely. It's
also important to know that you shouldn't stay in the
house any longer than you must — not even to
call 911. Someone else can make that call from
outside. Once you're out, do not go back in for
anything — even pets. You can tell the fire rescue
people about any pets that were left behind and they
may be able to help.
2. Question : What if you can't get out right away?
Answer : If you can't get out fast, because fire or smoke is
blocking an escape route, you'll want to yell for help. You can
do this from an open window or call 911 if you have a phone
with you.
Even if you're scared, never hide under the bed or in a
closet. Then, firefighters will have a hard time finding you.
Know that firefighters or other adults will be looking for you to
help you out safely. The sooner they find you, the sooner you
both can get out
In the meanwhile, keep heat and smoke from getting
through the door by blocking the cracks around the door with
sheets, blankets, and/or clothing. If there is a window in the
room that is not possible to escape from, open it wide and
stand in front of it. If you can grab a piece of clothing or a
towel, place it over your mouth to keep from breathing in the
smoke. This works even better if you wet the cloth first.
3. Question : What to do if your clothes catch fire?
Answer : A person's clothes could catch fire during a fire or
by accident, like if you step too close to a candle. If this
happens, don't run! Instead, stop, drop to the ground, cover
your face with your hands, and roll. This will cut off the air and
put out the flames. An easy way to remember this is: Stop,
Drop, and Roll!
o Stop! - Do not run.
o Drop! - Drop to the ground right where you are.
o Roll! - Roll over and over to put out the flames.
Cover your face with your hands.
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Cool and Call!
o Cool - Cool the burned area with water.
o Call - Call for help
4. Question : What are Fire Drills and how do we go about it?
Answer : It's great to talk about emergency plans, but it's
even better if you practice them. Having a fire drill at
school/home gives everyone a chance to see how they would
react in a real emergency. You can see how quickly and
safely everyone can get out of the school/house. You should
practice this drill twice a year, every year.
A good rule of thumb during a school/home fire drill is to
see if you can safely get out the school/house using the
escape routes and meet outside at the same place within 3
minutes. For an extra challenge, you might try variations, like
pretending that the front door was blocked and you couldn't
get out that way.
School safety tips for teachers and officials :
Fire drills must be held at least once a month while
school is in session.
Principals, teachers or other school staff must inspect
all exits daily to ensure that stairways, doors and other
exits are working properly and are unblocked.
On the day of the drill, the emergency drill alarm should
be sounded on the school fire alarm system. Make sure
that everyone can recognize the sound of the alarm
and knows what to do when it sounds.
Teachers, officials and staff should be familiar with the
school's fire protection system, including the location of
fire alarm pull stations and sprinklers.
Every room in the school should have a map posted
identifying two ways out. In schools with open floor
plans, exit paths should be obvious and kept free of
obstruction.
On the day of the fire drill, everyone in the school
should participate.
Students with specific needs should be assigned an
adult or a student buddy to assist them. Fire drills are a
good opportunity to identify who among the student
population requires extra assistance.
While it's important to make sure that students leave
the building as quickly as possible, order is more
important than speed when it comes to conducting a
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safe fire drill.
Once everyone has safely exited the building, they
should remain outside at a predetermined location until
the 'all clear' has been given to reenter the school
Use rosters to ensure that every student is accounted
for.
Fire drills should be held both at expected and at
unexpected times, and under varying conditions in
order to simulate the conditions that can occur in an
actual emergency.
School fire drills are a model for students to use in their
homes. Encourage students to practice their escape plans at
home—just as they do at school.
5. Question : How do we prevent fires ?
Answer : Every year, kids of all ages start over 35,000 fires
that hurt people and damage property. You can do your part
to prevent fires by never playing with matches, lighters, and
other fire sources. Also stay away from fireplaces, candles,
and stoves.
By following this advice, you'll be doing important work —
preventing fires in the first place!
Activity : Divide the students into two groups and let them
identify the different exit points in their school. Let them
reenact what to do in case they are trapped inside a room
during a fire and what to do if their clothes catch fire( STOP—
DROP—ROLL).
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SECTION 2: FIRE
Topic 2 Evaluation of knowledge gained on the topic on FIRE
Objectives To evaluate the knowledge gained by the students after the
lecture on FIRE .
Procedure 1. Give the appropriate instructions to the students.
2. Give the post-test to last for 15 minutes
Materials for
Instructor
Post-test examination
Materials for
Students
Examination papers and pen
Special Notes for
Instructor
Adhere to time frame of 15 minutes, but inform students to
complete final answers 5 minutes before time
Content Prepared post-test examination
