Fire - elements with which to the person independently to cope happens extremely difficult. The fire can cause panic states, drive people into a stupor. It is hard to escape in such situation. But from ignitions in the dwelling nobody is insured therefore everyone has to know how it is necessary to behave at the large fire:
- at once to call service of rescue or fire;
- to bring a damp rag to a nose and a mouth;
- to wait for the help if it is not possible to get out independently of the burning room.
But the behavior of the person should not be identical in each specific situation. Here everything will depend on extent of ignition.
How to behave during the fire?
Try not to panic. In such condition of people it is inclined to make rash acts which can lead to a tragic outcome of events. If there is an opportunity, then it is necessary to block sources of fresh air - to close doors and windows. It is known that oxygen promotes burning.
The big mistake to extinguish the household appliances which are switched on in network, water. It is necessary to throw with a blanket, a heavy thing or fabric them.
How to behave at the fire in the apartment?
Look round: if ignition small, then it is possible to try to stop it by own forces. Try to extinguish a flame by means of the fire extinguisher, a dense blanket, or water. If having soberly assessed a situation, you understand that to cope to one it will not turn out, then it is necessary to cause fire service and to be evacuated from the burning room. At the same time it is necessary to take documents and valuable things if such actions do not pose a vital threat. At an opportunity close windows and doors to block oxygen access.
On a question how to behave at the fire if to leave the house there is no opportunity, rescuers answer that it is necessary to try to get out through a fire-escape. One more correct action in this case - expectation of the help on a balcony. At the same time it is necessary in every way to try to draw attention of people around.
At the fire of the apartment located on the top floors, the big mistake is to jump down, to go down on a rope or the connected sheets. It is necessary to try to calm down and wait when help.
Summing up the results, it is possible to draw short conclusions on how to behave at the fire:
- cause fire service;
- try to cut down electricity;
- close windows;
- if ignition happened in the room, it is necessary to close densely it, having condensed cracks with damp fabric;
- on the room covered by smoke it is expedient to move on all fours, having closed a nose and a mouth a wet rag;
- if it is necessary to pass through fire, then it is necessary to take off clothes which melt or are capable to ignite quickly;
- it is necessary to expect the help on a balcony, or near window openings.