Popularization of fire prevention, escape and self-rescue knowledge

     Fire prevention and escape knowledge is an important measure to ensure personal and family safety. It is very important to master the correct fire prevention and escape knowledge. The following are some key prevention and escape knowledge:

• Fire prevention

1‌.Fire prevention in daily life‌:

      Do not litter cigarette butts. Be especially careful when smoking in bed and make sure that the cigarette butts are completely extinguished.
Check the circuits of household appliances regularly and repair and update them in time if they are aging or damaged.
Educate children not to play with fire at home and avoid using electric appliances that may cause fire, such as hair dryers, on flammable materials.
      Check the gas hose regularly and replace it immediately if it is damaged or leaking.
When using electric heating equipment, purchase qualified products from regular channels and keep a safe distance from flammable materials.

2.Fire prevention in office places‌:

Turn off the power when leaving get off work or going out, and unplug the charging device.
Avoid plugging multiple high-power electrical appliances in the same socket to avoid causing the socket or plug to heat up and catch fire.
Smoking is prohibited in the office, and do not throw unextinguished cigarette butts into the wastebasket.
Keep the evacuation passages in the office area unobstructed and be familiar with the location of the safety exit and the escape route.

‌3.Community fire prevention‌:

It is strictly forbidden to block and occupy the fire truck passages, and keep the stairs and evacuation passages unobstructed.
Electric bicycles are prohibited from entering buildings, and electric bicycles should not be parked or charged in stairwells, evacuation passages, or emergency exits.
Strengthen community fire prevention publicity to improve residents' fire prevention awareness.

• Escape and self-rescue knowledge

1. Determine the fire:

When a fire is discovered, determine the location, size and direction of the fire as soon as possible.

‌2. Close the door:

Before opening the door to escape, touch the door lock with your hand. If the door lock is hot, it means that the fire or smoke has blocked the door. At this time, do not open the door easily, and try to hide indoors.
If the door lock is not hot, use your foot to hold the door and then open it, and observe from the gap in the door whether you can escape outside.

‌3. Hiding and calling for help indoors:

If you do not have the conditions to escape outside, hide indoors. Use wet towels, clothes, etc. to block the door gap, keep pouring water to cool down, and temporarily resist the fire.
Quickly run to the window sill near the crowd, and send a distress signal to the outside of the window by calling for help, using a flashlight, waving clothes, etc.

4‌. Evacuate in an orderly manner:

When you can escape outside, cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel, lower your body as much as possible, and move quickly against the wall.
Evacuate in an orderly manner according to the safety evacuation signs. Do not take the elevator, as the elevator may cause power outages or malfunctions at any time due to the spread of fire.

5‌. Escape from special places‌:

In public places, pay attention to the location of the safety exits and evacuation passages, and remember the evacuation direction.
In high-rise buildings, if the lower stairs are already emitting thick smoke or blocked by fire, do not force yourself to escape, but go to the balcony, rooftop, etc. to wait for rescue.
When a fire occurs in outdoor places such as forests and grasslands, you should correctly judge the wind direction, choose an open place with sparse vegetation to escape, and stay away from low-lying areas or pits, holes, and other places where smoke and dust are easy to settle.

‌6. Avoid blind behavior‌:

Don't panic when escaping, don't run around blindly or jump off the building to escape, so as not to cause unnecessary casualties.
When passing through thick smoke, try to stay close to the ground and cover your mouth and nose to reduce the inhalation of toxic smoke.
In summary, fire prevention and escape and self-rescue knowledge are important skills that everyone should master. By strengthening fire prevention awareness, familiarizing ourselves with escape routes and mastering correct escape and self-rescue methods, we can protect our own and others' lives when a fire occurs.