0. Understanding Fire Basics

1. What we will learn today
We will learn what fire is, how fire acts and why fire causes so many injuries and deaths

2. We have already learned that:
Fire is not like we see on television
It is very hot, moves very fast and makes everything very dark

3. We have also learned that:
It takes three things to cause a fire:
Heat - or something that is hot
Oxygen - or the air all around us
Fuel - or something that will burn

4. We call this a Fire Triangle
Do you remember why we call it a fire triangle?
Can you give some examples of heat and fuel sources?
What happens if we remove one side of the triangle?

5. When a fire fighter puts water on a fire, he cools it - removing the heat source
Oxygen - or the air all around us
Fuel - or something that will burn

6. When you stop putting wood on a campfire, you remove the fuel.
Heat - or something that is hot
Oxygen - or the air all around us

7. When you stop, drop and roll, you take away the oxygen and smother the fire
Heat - or something that is hot
Fuel - or something that will burn

8. What is the best way to prevent a fire?
Keep open flames or hot things away from anything that will burn
Don’t play with matches or lighters
Stay away from space heaters, fireplaces, grills
Keep your distance from campfires
Stay out of the kitchen when mom or dad is cooking

9. Did you know?
That most people who die in fires don’t die from the flames
They die from lack of oxygen (suffocation)
fire eats all of the oxygen
the bigger the fire - the more oxygen it takes from us
They die from the heat
fire gets very hot, very quickly
the more fuel a fire has, the hotter it gets
They die from breathing the smoke
things that burn cause toxic (poison) smoke
furniture
carpeting
wallpaper
curtains

10. That is why: Crawl low under the smoke
air is cleaner and cooler
Get out immediately before the fire gets too hot and smoky

11. REMEMBER - Fire moves very fast and gets very hot very quickly - so get out immediately and stay out!