Fire Safety
Complete all the clauses
1. Find out about the fire service in your area. Know what
appliances and equipment are available and what they are used for.
Visit your local fire station if possible, or take part in any fire
safety initiatives run by your local fire brigade. Know what other
rescue activities (other than fighting fires) they may be involved
in.
2. Understand how a fire can start and spread, and how it
is extinguished. Know what precautions need to be taken to prevent
fires in the home.
3. Know how to raise the alarm in the event of a fire and
how to warn a building’s occupants and others as necessary. Know how
a fire call is passed to the local fire station. Know the next
actions you need to take after calling the fire brigade.
4. Know the correct way to deal with the following fires:
• a fat or chip pan fire
• a person’s clothes on fire
• grass or bushes on fire
• an electrical fire.
5. Understand how simple smoke detectors work, why they
should be installed in the home and where they should be sited.
6. Know where you would expect to find a fire extinguisher
and how to use it. Know what types there are and how to tell them
apart. Know what type you would use on wood or paper, oil or petrol,
and electrical fires. Explain what environmental impact the use of
an extinguisher might have, and when and why you might not tackle a
fire with an extinguisher.
7. Design a fire escape plan for your home or meeting
place. Know where the fire exits and extinguishers are located. Know
what to do if you are trapped by fire in a building. Know what to
look for before a fire or other emergency occurs.
8. Know how to deal with burns, scalds and shock.
a) Design a fire safety plan for your Guide camp or holiday. Take into account rules regarding cooking, campfires, use of gas lamps and general campsite fire safety.
b) Design a fire safety poster relating to a particular group or special time of year, eg Bonfire Night, Diwali, Christmas or another festival.
