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Don't get the wrong idea. Keeping close to the floor in a fire does NOT
keep you "safe". If you are in a room with a fire, you are in a distinctly
life-threatening situation. Crawling close to the floor while you look for
a way out only reduces the likelihood that you'll die before you find it.
The smoke, carbon monoxide, and super heated air that can kill you all
rise away from the floor. IF there is any breathable air left in the room,
it has sunk to the floor, and that's where it will be found, so that's
where you need to be if you are to survive.
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Why firemen enter smoke filled rooms by crawling?
There are many reasons that they crawl. In a fire situation smoke and heat rise and began to fill a room from the top down. By taking a crawling position it's sometimes possible to actually see the seat of the fire and extinguish it with minimal water damage.
Why would you stay close to the floor in a building that was on fire?
When a building is on fire, there is going to be a lot of smoke, and the smoke is likely to be very dangerous to breathe, and it could cause you to pass out if you breathe it, which would obviously prevent you from escaping from the fire. Since the smoke tends to rise, the best place to find breathable air is close to the floor. If you are near an exit, though, you might do better to just hold your breath and run out of the building.
Why do firefighters tell people to stay down near the floor when there is a fire?
Because heat tends to rise and smoke is hot during a fire, so they want you to get down near the floor so you won't inhale too much smoke.
What is difference between fire entry suit and proximity suit?
The answer is in the name. A Proximity suit is only used to get close to the fire, while an entry suit is used to walk through fire.
What should you do if there is a fire drill during lab?
drop everything and follow your class
Did the eighth floor collapse during the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
Except for the overloaded fire escapes, no part of the building collapsed during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Why firemen enter smoke filled rooms by crawling?
There are many reasons that they crawl. In a fire situation smoke and heat rise and began to fill a room from the top down. By taking a crawling position it's sometimes possible to actually see the seat of the fire and extinguish it with minimal water damage.
What should you do to a fire with extremely thick smoke?
If that is inside the house and your trying to escape, then you should crawl like less than 6" of your breathing from the floor, remember that fire need oxygen below to keep on burning so if theres no oxygen there is no fire & smoke. you can breath down low while crawling to the nearest exit. Please try to practice everyone in the family especially small children to route a way of crawling blind folded to the nearest exit in case of Fire.
What are the types of hazards?
fire water on the floor broken glass broken chairs bags on the floor towel to close to the cooker hair not tied up fridge temp to high
If the elevators are off limits during a fire how does a wheelchair-bound person get to the bottom floor?
They have someone help them get out
Do you close windows and doors and turn out lights during a school fire drill?
yes
Why would you stay close to the floor in a building that was on fire?
When a building is on fire, there is going to be a lot of smoke, and the smoke is likely to be very dangerous to breathe, and it could cause you to pass out if you breathe it, which would obviously prevent you from escaping from the fire. Since the smoke tends to rise, the best place to find breathable air is close to the floor. If you are near an exit, though, you might do better to just hold your breath and run out of the building.
Why do firefighters tell people to stay down near the floor when there is a fire?
Because heat tends to rise and smoke is hot during a fire, so they want you to get down near the floor so you won't inhale too much smoke.
When was Close to the Fire created?
Close to the Fire was created in 1999.
Why must you not hold a door open with a fire extinguisher?
If it's a fire or smoke door, it must be able to close automatically to carry out its design function during a fire. If the door is propped open with ANYTHING, the fire and smoke may spread uncontrollably and cause severe injury and fire spread. Also, it is a code violation to set a fire extinguisher on the floor, unless it is on wheels. Also, it is a code violation to place any obstacle within the clear width of any escape doorway. Also, if the fire extinguisher is being used to prop open a door, then it is not where it should be when it may be needed. The proper location may have been designed specifically to fulfill a distance requirement. If caught by a fire inspector, this single act could result in four or more violations.
How does the fire alarm system tie into the elevator system?
Many elevator systems are extremely vulnerable to smoke and fire and any cars are automatically sent to certain level, usually the ground-floor lobby during a fire alarm, where they will remain unless activated by a "firefighter's key". One reason for this is to reduce the chances that occupants will become trapped in an elevator during a fire, such as when a fire in a lobby area "calls" the car to the floor of the fire, opens the doors when it gets there and injures the occupants. In some cases, specially designed and labeled elevators may be used during a fire situation for purpose of evacuation, rather than total reliance upon stairways.
What would you do if you was in a two story building on fire?
depends on where the fire is. If it's on the bottom floor, walk down the stairs and exit the building. If the fire is blocking the door, you gotta jump out the window. If the fire is on the second floor and you can get to the stairs, go to the first floor and leave but if you can't, you got to jump out the window.
