Alarms
Common Knowledge
In Case of Emergency
Vocabulary
Firefighting Tools
100

Smoke alarms should be installed here

On the ceiling

100

You must do this if the clothes you are wearing catch on fire

Stop, drop and roll

100

The phone number to call if you have an emergency

9-1-1

100

This device smells smoke and fire and makes a loud beep beep beep sound

Smoke alarm

100

The equipment used to deliver water for combating fires.

Hose

200

You should do this when the smoke alarm sounds and there is a fire in your home

Get outside and call 9-1-1

200

Most common reason for fires in a home

Unattended cooking / kitchen fires

200

What do you do if there is a fire in your home or building?

Get out and call 9-1-1

200

Something that gets very hot, spreads fast, makes smoke, and can cause damage and injury.

Fire

200

Firefighters use this vehicle to get to emergencies 

Fire truck

300

How frequently should you test your smoke alarm?

Once a month

300

Two items to keep away from children due to the potential danger they pose

Matches / lighters

300

You should do this to treat a burn on your skin.

Run under cool water

300

What is it called when we do things to stop fires from happening or make them less dangerous?

Prevention

300

The device on fire trucks that loudly signals firefighters are on their way to an emergency.

Horn/sirens

400

A dangerous gas that you can't see, taste, or smell, and it requires an alarm for detection. 

Carbon monoxide

400

You must do this to minimize the risk of inhaling toxic smoke during a fire emergency 

Crawl low and get outside

400

What way should you take to get out of a highrise building if there is a fire or the fire alarm goes off?

Stairs

400

The planned location outside of your home where your family gathers during a fire.

Outside meeting place

400

Firefighters use this to get water to fight fires

Fire hydrant

500

CO alarms should be installed

Outside sleeping areas (any floor with bedrooms)

500

The three components needed to have a fire (fire triangle)

Oxygen, heat and fuel

500

If you have a fire on your stove top, the recommended action is to do this.

Safely put a lid on it then turn off the stove

500

This is a practice run for what to do in case of a fire.

Fire drill

500

Firefighters use this to open locked doors and to cut holes to vent out smoke/fire

Axe