Smoke Alarms
How often you should test your smoke detectors?
Once a month
What material should you never put in the microwave?
Metal
What should never be left unattended when cooking in the kitchen?
Pots or pans cooking on the stove
Where is the only place BBQ grills should be used?
Outside.
What you should do if your smoke alarm sounds?
Get outside, call 000 and stay outside
What is the one element you DO NOT want to use on grease or oil fires?
Water
How do you test a door to see if it is hot when evacuating your home during a fire?
Feel with the back of your hand.
What are two reasons that firefighters teach "get low and crawl in smoke?"
Smoke is toxic to breathe and smoke/hot air rises. The lower air is cleaner, cooler and clearer.
Where should you install a smoke detector?
On every level of the house and in the hallway outside bedrooms, away from the kitchen and bathroom
When cooking with pots and pans on the stove top you should do this to the handles?
Turn them in and away from the edge of the stove
What should every one in your family know about the "meet up" spot if your home were to start on fire?
The location of that "meet up" spot
Would a fire wake someone up if they were sleeping?
No.
You should completely replace your smoke detector every ______ years.
Every 10 years
If fire starts on the stove, what should you do?
Put a fire blanket on it, turn off stove, call 000 and let the blanket cool completely.
What should be cleaned in the dryer after every use?
The lint filter
What is the most dangerous for people: smoke from a fire, heat from a fire, or flames from a fire?
Heat.