Fire Safety
You should always practice this at least once a semester.
What is a Fire Drill?
Wood, paper and flammable liquids
What are common fuels for fire?
The first things you should do if you observe a fire.
What are evacuate the area and activate the fire alarm?
You should have at least one of these in every sleeping room.
What is a smoke detector?
Fire doubles in size in this amount of time.
What is 1 minute?
What you should do if your clothes catch fire.
What is STOP, DROP and ROLL!
The best way to prevent fires.
What are keep workplaces neat and clean, and check regularly for hazards?
This is how you check for fire on the other side of a door.
What is feel the door with the back of your hand?
Doing this could land you in legal trouble
What is Tampering with smoke detectors or fire safety equipment?
You have about this amount of time to escape from a fire.
What is 3 minutes?
After evacuating the building you stay out until you hear this:
What is "ALL CLEAR?"
Where flammable liquids should be kept.
What is a flammable liquids cabinet?
You should always know this many ways out of a building.
What are two?
A device to put out Class A, B, C, D or K fires?
What is a fire extinguisher?
About this many people are killed by fires each year in the U.S.
What is more than 3,000?
This emergency number should be saved in the FAVORITES in your phone.
What is University Police (412) 268-2323?
Careless smoking, candles and unattended cooking.
What are the most common causes of dormitory fires?
You should go here after evacuating the building.
What is the Emergency Assembly Point (EAP) ?
This acronym helps you to remember how to use a fire extinguisher.
What is P.A.S.S?
P - Pull the Pin
A - Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire
S - Squeeze the handles
S - Sweep back and forth slowly
About this many people are injured by fires every year in the U.S.
What is more than 14,000?
Oxygen, Fuel and Heat
What are the 3 elements needed for fire to occur?
These guidelines help prevent fires in residence halls
What are university housing policies and The Word?
You escape a smoke filled area by doing this:
Crawl low under smoke
You should aim the fire extinguisher here for best results.
What is the base of the fire?
A fire occurs about this often in the United States.
What is every 63 seconds?