HOW TO USE A PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER

Kitchen  

• All electrical appliances and tools should have a testing agency label.

• Have appliances repaired if they aren't working right.

• Don't overload outlets.

• Water and electricity combined cause shock. Have dry hands; don't stand in water. If an appliance is wet, have it serviced.

• Don't store things over the stove. People get burned reaching. Turn pot handles so children can't pull them down. Wear tight sleeves when you cook. Loose-fitting garments can catch fire.

Living or Family Room

• Use large ashtrays.

• Before you go to bed, look under cushions for burning cigarettes.

• Use a metal fireplace screen. Have the chimney checked and cleaned regularly.

• Put lighters and matches where small children won't find them. Use special outlet covers to keep children's fingers out.

• Allow air space around the TV and stereo to prevent overheating. If the TV doesn't work right, it can be a fire danger. Have it checked out.

• Keep portable heaters away from people and combustibles.

BEDROOM

• Buy a smoke detector and install it outside your sleeping area.

• Plan two escapes from each bedroom.

• Don't smoke in bed.

• Don't overload electrical outlets.

Basement, Garage, and Storage 

• Store gasoline and other flammables in tight metal containers. Don't use flammable liquids near heat, a pilot light, or while smoking.

• Have heating equipment checked yearly.

• Clean your workbench. Keep flammables away from sparks.

• If a fuse blows, find the cause. (Replace a fuse with one of the correct size.)

• Sort and remove rubbish. Don't store things near the furnace or heater.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A FIRE..........

• Get out immediately. Don't try and grab your possessions, they can be replaced, you can't.

• Have a pre determined place to meet all the occupants of the residence so every one can be accounted for

• Call the Fire Department. Don't assume some one else has.

• Give any information you can to the fire department regarding the location of the fire and what is burning.

HOW TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER:

REMEMBER "P.A.S.S."-----

P-----Pull the pin

A----Aim the extinguisher nozzle at the base of the flames

S----Squeeze trigger while holding the extinguisher upright.

S----Sweep the extinguisher from side to side, covering the area of the fire with the exinguisher agent.