Download or read book Your First Defense for Home Fire Safety written by Captain Harry Fast and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IMAGINE... If a fire started in your living room at 3:00 AM, would everyone in the home be alerted by a smoke alarm? Would they know what to do? Would they be able to safely escape from the home and know where to meet outside at a predetermined place of refuge, such as the sidewalk in front of your house or a neighbour's driveway? This book will teach you how to answer, "Yes" to all of the above. You will look at home fire safety in a whole new way. You will understand the four P's: - Prevention - Protection - Planning - Practice You will create your own Action Plan. You will have the tools to teach your family Home Fire Safety. You will KNOW WHAT TO DO if the smoke alarm sounds. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY NOW AND SAVE LIVES!
Download or read book Sesame Street Fire Safety Program Family Guide written by and published by Homeland Security Dept., Federal Emergency Management Agency, and U.S. Fire Administration . This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a parent or caregiver, you do things to keep your child safe each day, like buckling their seatbelt or holding hands when you cross the street. The preschool years are an important time to teach your child about fire safety. You can empower children at this young age with essential fire safety messages and skills that can make a big difference in an emergency. You can show your child what to do if there’s a fire and ways to prevent fires from starting. By getting the whole family involved, and making your child a part of this process, you are teaching lifelong fire safety habits! This guide will help you make fire safety easy for the whole family, and help children feel safe. Here’s what you’ll find: information and tools to help your family practice fire safety at home catchy phrases you can use to help your child remember important fire safety messages activities and ideas to help you practice fire safety skills together as a family NOTE: This publication is shown in color, however, it is a black and white coloring book to allow child to pick color(s) of choice.
Download or read book Creating a Fire Safe Community written by Tom Kiurski and published by PennWell Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All too often firefighters are called on at the last minute to present information about fire safety. Teaching fire safety to the public requires formal training in fire education, which may not be readily available. This book is designed to assist any person assigned to public fire education. Learn how to relate to audiences of all ages - whether its giving a fire station tour, explaining fire safety in schools, installing smoke detectors for the elderly - and make a lasting impression, one that could one day save a life. The information found in this book will enable you to start new fire safety education program(s) or to improve existing ones. You will learn the various components of fire prevention and what makes public fire education fun and worthwhile. Contents: Planning a public education presentation Basic fire safety concepts Schools Scouts Water safety Industrial safety Medical emergencies Evacuation drills Adult education Seasonal safety programs Preventing a poisoning Public service announcements Print messages Props, gifts, and books Games and tests Sample handouts.
Download or read book Fire in the United States 2003 2007 written by U. S. Fire Administration and published by FEMA. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Fifteenth Edition covers the 5-year period of 2003 to 2007 with a primary focus on 2007. Only native National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) 5.0 data are used for NFIRS-based analyses. In 2007, the native NFIRS 5.0 data account for 98 percent of the fire incident data.
Download or read book Fire Safety in Residential Property written by Richard Lord and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to take the reader through all aspects of fire safety and management in residential settings, from origin and ignition, risk assessment, protection and prevention, as well as comparing effective enforcement options from across all parts of the UK. It outlines the basis of law, standards and guidance relating to fire safety and building performance, and critically evaluates the legal provisions and approaches to risk reduction with the focus on rented properties. This book: Provides wider access to fire safety knowledge previously generally used by regulators and specialists. Examines fire risk assessments in domestic premises and the competency of assessors. Explains the approaches to fire safety enforcement the impact of property licensing. Includes fire risk precautions for housing and general checklists to help landlords and tenants understand their responsibilities Explores the effect of existing legislation with references to key Property Tribunal decisions relating to fire risk management and future legal developments. This book will assist Environmental Health Officers and Environmental Health Practitioners – as well as graduating academics of the field – in their work to encourage the appropriate and effective use of legislation. Landlords, Estate managers, student accommodation managers, surveyors and tenant groups may also find this book of interest.
Download or read book Fire Safety Training Workbook written by and published by FEMA. This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home Fire Safety written by Cornelio Moretti and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores various aspects of fire safety in the home. The first section is devoted to addressing the risks presented by cooking fires, as well as detailing the practices that are necessary to prevent the fires. Fires resulting from cooking continue to be the most common type of fire experienced by U.S. households, and they are also the leading cause of home fire injuries. The U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fire Protection Association collaborated in an effort to research the types of behaviours and sequences of events that lead to cooking fires and develop sound recommendations for behavioural mitigation strategies that will reduce such fires and their resultant injuries and fatalities. Other sections include simple tips for fire safety, risk factors to older adults, and information to support the benefits of a wider utilisation of smoke alarms in the home. This book consists of public domain documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound to provide easy access.
Download or read book The Birthday Gift That Beeped written by Jim Laster and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When his house catches on fire in the middle of the night, Joey discovers the true value of the smoke detector he has purchased for his grandfather's birthday. Also includes a review of fire safety rules.
Download or read book Nursing Home Fire Safety written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Public Fire Education written by and published by FEMA. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Fire Safety Requirements Do Not Insure Life Safety in Nursing Home Fires Department of Health Education and Welfare written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 1976 a Chicago nursing home fire killed 23 people. Within a week, another nursing home fire just outside Chicago claimed the lives of eight people. In his letter of February 20, 1976, the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care, House Select Committee on Aging, asked us to investigate reasons for the severity of the fires and to suggest possible actions to avoid similar situations. He also asked us to investigate: 1)The fires and determine if automatic sprinkler systems would have put out the fires or lessened their severity in these facilities. 2) The facilities in Chicago and determine if they met the Life Safety Code requirements for participation in federally financed health programs. 3) The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's (HEW's) enforcement of fire safety standards in Chicago and elsewhere. 4) The State inspections of the Chicago facilities in question and HEW's validation of those inspections. 5) The State inspection procedures including the qualifications of the inspectors. 6) The quality of trained personnel assisting patients during the fires. 7) The implementation of Public Law 93-204, approved December 28, 1973, which authorized federally insured loans to provide fire safety equipment for nursing homes and intermediate care facilities.
Download or read book National Electrical Code 2011 written by National Fire Protection Association and published by Delmar Pub. This book was released on 2010 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Safe, efficient, code-compliant electrical installations are made simple with the latest publication of this widely popular resource. Like its highly successful previous editions, the National Electrical Code? 2011 LOOSE LEAF combines solid, thorough, research-based content with the tools you need to build an in-depth understanding of the most important topics. It provides the full text of the updated Code regulations alongside expert commentary from code specialists, offering code rationale, clarifications for new and updated rules, and practical, real-world advice on how to apply the code. And in a loose-leaf format, it's easy to customize your experience with the Code by adding job- and situation- specific materials. New to the 2011 edition are articles including first-time Article 399 on October, Overhead Conductors with over 600 volts, first-time Article 694 on Small Wind Electric Systems, first-time Article 840 on Premises Powered Broadband Communications Systems, and more. This winning combination has created a valuable reference for those in or entering careers in electrical design, installation, inspection, and safety.
Download or read book Nursing Home Fire Safety written by Kathryn G. Allen and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2003, 31 residents died in nursing home fire in Hartford, CT, & Nashville, TN. Federal fire safety standards enforced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) did not require either home to have automatic sprinklers even though they have proven very effective in reducing the number of multiple deaths from fires. The GAO was asked to report on: (1) the rationale for not requiring all homes to be sprinkled, (2) the adequacy of federal fire safety standards for nursing homes that lack automatic sprinklers, & (3) the effectiveness of state & federal oversight of nursing home fire safety. GAO makes several recommendations to the Administration of CMS. Charts & tables.
Download or read book Home Fire Safety Tools written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, 80% of all fire casualties happened at home. That's because many of our homes aren't equipped with the proper Fire Safety Tools and Prevention Plans necessary to help stop fires from starting. In this episode, Rusty, Pam, and the crew teach how kids can be pro-active and help parents and caregivers keep their homes safe and help prevent fires from starting.
Download or read book Your Home Fire Safety Checklist written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Fire Safety Management written by Andrew Furness and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All you need to know to successfully manage fire safety in accordance with the Fire Safety Order.
Download or read book Firescaping written by Douglas Kent and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your guide to beautiful, fire-resistant landscaping techniques Tens of thousands of wildfires burn across the country every year, destroying millions of acres of land. If you live in fire country, take action. Use firescaping to defend your home against wildfires—while maintaining the beauty of your garden. This unique form of landscaping design keeps your property healthy, clean, and clear. Horticultural expert Douglas Kent shares secrets, tricks, and simple instructions in the new edition of this practical, hands-on guide, recommended by AAA Homeowners Insurance. Find out which landscapes have a high fire risk and why. Get tips on landscaping and maintenance—such as effective watering and brush-clearing techniques—that reduce a property’s fire risk. Learn which plants and building materials are best for reducing damage. Discover how to make your home accessible to firefighters in the event of a wildfire. Homeowners, landscaping professionals, and community fire prevention officials will find Firescaping invaluable. If you live in an area at risk, this book can help to prepare you and give you peace of mind.
