In recent years, fires have started to increase rapidly all over the world, especially in our country. Global warming, carelessness and inadequacy of fire extinguishing equipment are at the forefront of the emergence of these fires. However, it is also up to us to protect our environment from fires and fire hazards.
Of course, depending on the type of fire, the way of responding to these fires may change. We have listed how you can avoid a fire and what you can do in the event of a fire. Let’s take a look at what you can do for a better world and a safer life together.
Of course, your priority is your home.
It is actually not difficult to prevent a fire in your home, which is your most basic living space. Of course, the first thing you need to pay attention to is electrical appliances. Regularly check the cables and batteries of your electrical appliances, even if you do not use them constantly at home. If the cable is damaged, seek professional help or replace the electronic device you are using instead of repairing the cable yourself. Also, make sure that kettles, electric stoves and similar heat-generating devices are not used near easily combustible objects.
If you use decorative objects such as candles and oil lamps in your home, make sure that these objects are far enough from each other and from easily flammable objects. Extinguish the candles if you are not going to use them.
If you smoke in your home, don’t smoke in your bed or where you’re going to sleep. In many parts of the world, fires are often caused by cigarettes forgotten while sleeping.
Put a fire detector in your home and in your child’s room. Remember that when children start a fire, they often try and fail to put out small fires themselves, because they are afraid to tell their parents about it. In addition, keep objects such as lighters and matches out of the reach of children.
You also need to be careful in forests and parks.
Of course, we have to be much more careful when it comes to forests, which are the lungs of our world. You should be careful when barbecuing, especially in forests and recreation areas. The barbecue ashes you left may not be fully extinguished. Likewise, the unextinct cigarette butts you leave in the nature can be the spark of a huge forest fire. Carry small or medium sized fire extinguishers in your vehicle and with you in order to prevent such situations and to intervene in new fires. Don’t forget to check the expiration dates of the tubes frequently.
Sometimes, after picnics in the forest and parks, the glass bottles in the garbage left in the middle can break, and these shards can cause the sunlight to cause a fire. For this reason, you should definitely throw your garbage in the trash cans.
So how can you easily intervene in fires?
You can actually get rid of small and medium-sized fires with very easy methods. First of all, remember that water does not completely extinguish many fires, and the most effective way to intervene in fires is to completely cut off the contact of the flame with oxygen.
For small fires, you can completely cover thick fabrics such as a wet blanket and cover over the flame. In this way, the flame that is cut off from contact with oxygen will go out in seconds. Of course, while doing this, be careful that there are no easily flammable and explosive objects around you.
For larger fires, always have a fire extinguisher and ‘fire bomb’ in your vehicle and at home. A incendiary grenade is a ball-sized ‘bomb’. When you throw this bomb into the flames, the bomb explodes, allowing you to control the fire from afar. In an emergency, such objects can be very useful in an emergency. Likewise, when you go to a picnic or barbecue, carrying a small fire extinguisher with you, just in case, can prevent the growth of small-scale fires caused by you or others.
Of course, the best thing to do when you see a fire is to call the fire department. When you call the fire department, first state where the fire is located and then how big the fire is. Thanks to the information you will provide, the teams can come to the fire place in the fastest way with sufficient number of vehicles and intervene in the fire in a professional way.
If you see that the fire is growing rapidly, you should move away from the fire and not intervene. After you have secured yourself and your loved ones, immediately call the experts to the scene and warn the citizens in the vicinity of the possible spread of the fire. We hope that you will never need to use this information. In case of need, you can call 112 to reach the fire department.
If you have any tips you know about firefighting, you can share them with us in the comments section.
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