Fire escape skills you need to know

When a fire occurs, the first thing to do is stay calm and then follow the steps below.

1. Design and clearly indicate which is the main door and which is the side door. When a fire breaks out and blocks the exit at the main door, you will not panic because there is still a side door to escape.

2. Create a safe escape route. When your home is on fire, your only thought should be to get out of the house as quickly as possible. Do not hesitate to grab your belongings or documents. Staying around to call the fire department will only waste precious time to escape the fire. It is best to try to get out, using a neighbor's phone or asking them to call.

3. Train fire prevention and fighting skills for all family members and domestic workers.

4. If your house has two or more floors, buy a portable ladder. In case of an accident, you can escape through the window without fear of falling, but also make sure everyone in the house knows where the ladder is and how to use it.

5. If you live in a high-rise building or apartment complex, never go downstairs by elevator when there is a fire because you know the chaos when there is an incident, and you can easily get stuck in the elevator due to a power outage.

6. Designate a meeting point - a safe place outside the home where everyone can gather and check that everyone in the family has escaped.

7. Remember that not only fire but also smoke and toxic fumes can kill, they will knock you down before the fire hits you. To avoid being suffocated by smoke, move out on all fours, holding the baby close to your stomach.

8. If your hair or clothes catch fire, stop, lie down and roll over or roll over. Don't forget to teach your children this technique. If you are with your child when his clothes catch fire, quickly grab a blanket and cover him to put out the fire.

9. Before opening the main door, check the door handle to see if it is too hot. If the handle is hot because of the fire raging behind it, escape through another door. People living on the first floor can escape through the window. For those living on the upper floors, although they cannot jump to the ground through the window, they can crawl out, stand on the roof to avoid the fire and be easily found by firefighters.

10. Teach your children where to hide if they are trapped in a room, tell them to get under the bed and lie close to the floor because under the bed is the first place firefighters look when searching for trapped people.

11. On the way out, if you have to go through a smoke-filled hallway, lie down and crawl. Because the lower and closer to the door, the air is relatively fresher./.

According to VOV