FIRE SAFETY MEASURES IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Remember that it is easier to prevent a fire than to put it out. To do this, you should follow the basic fire safety rules on a daily basis.Always be careful when handling fire. Do not use an open fire near flammable and combustible liquids, do not smoke in beds, utility sheds, storerooms and other places where combustible materials are stored.Determine a safe place to store matches that is inaccessible to children. Remember: children, imitating adults, are often the culprits of fires, and often they themselves become victims of fire. Do not leave children alone without adult supervision.Gas and electric household appliances (irons, televisions, tape recorders, etc.) require constant supervision and good condition. Install electric irons and electric kettles on special fireproof stands. To avoid fires, do not leave them on unattended and do not allow children to use them.To protect the electrical networks from overloads and short circuits, use only factory-made fuses. It is dangerous to use homemade fuses in electrical panels – "bugs".Do not arrange storage rooms in stairwells, corridors and attics. Do not store any things, furniture and other flammable materials under staircases and in attic rooms.Do not use an open fire to warm frozen water pipes and heating. For this purpose, use hot water, steam or heated sand.If you have a vehicle, provide a reliable and safe place to store gasoline. It is dangerous in terms of fire and for people's lives to store flammable liquids in apartments, corridors, stairwells, basements and attics. When visiting attics, storerooms, basements and buildings for household purposes, do not use matches and candles. Use electric lights for this purpose.Responsibility for the fire safety of a residential apartment or house is assigned to tenants and homeowners.If you find a fire in your house, immediately report it by calling " 101 " to the Unified Duty and Dispatch Service. At the same time, it is necessary to clearly indicate the name of the locality or district, the street, the number and number of storeys of the house, the floor where the fire occurred. State your last name and phone number. If there is a danger to human life, it is urgently necessary to help children, the elderly, and the sick to get out of the room. If possible, electricity and gas should be turned off in the room. At the same time, you should start extinguishing the fire with improvised means. Protect your house from fire!

 

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