Shopping malls, restaurants, hospitals and other places
There are many combustibles, many electrical equipment, and many ignition sources
In addition, it is densely populated and highly mobile
In the event of a fire
The fire spreads quickly and is difficult to extinguish
It is very easy to cause serious casualties and property damage
Let's learn together today
Fire safety in crowded places
It is very easy to cause serious casualties and property damage
For example, fires in crowded places such as shopping malls and theaters
How do we deal with and escape to save ourselves?
Let's find out!
What is a crowded place?
Fire Escape Rules
1. Familiarize yourself with the environment and memorize the exit
When you are in an unfamiliar environment, for your own safety, it is important to pay attention to the evacuation routes, safety exits and staircase directions, so that you can escape the scene as soon as possible.
2. The exit of the channel is unimpeded
Stairs, passages, safety exits, etc. are the most important escape routes in the event of a fire, and should be guaranteed to be unobstructed, and sundries must not be stacked or locked, so that they can pass safely and quickly in case of emergency.
3. Extinguish small fires and benefit others
After the fire breaks out, if it is found that the fire is not large and has not yet caused a great threat to people, when there are enough fire-fighting equipment around, such as fire extinguishers and fire hydrants, we should strive to control and extinguish the small fire;
Remember: race against the clock to nip the fire in the bud.
4. Stay calm, discern the direction, and evacuate quickly
In the face of smoke and flames, the first thing to do is to keep yourself calm, quickly determine the dangerous location and safe place, decide how to escape, and evacuate the dangerous place as soon as possible. Don't blindly follow the flow of people and crowd each other.
5. Do not enter the danger and do not be greedy for money
If you are in danger, you should evacuate as soon as possible and do not waste the best time to escape because you are concerned about your valuables. Those who have escaped danger must not return to danger.
6. Simple protection, nose cover and low posture
When escaping, pass through a route filled with smoke to prevent smoke poisoning and suffocation. In order to prevent choking on the smoke in the fire ground, you can use towels and masks to cover your mouth and nose and evacuate in a low posture.
The smoke is lighter than the air and floats on the upper part, and evacuating close to the ground is the best way to avoid smoke inhalation. If you do not have these protective gear, you can pour cold water on your head and body, wrap your head and body with wet towels, wet quilts, wet blankets, etc., and then rush out.
7. Make good use of the passage and do not enter the elevator
In the event of a fire, it is necessary to choose a relatively safe staircase passage according to the situation. In addition to stairs, you can also use the balcony, window sill, roof, roof of the building, etc. to move to a safe place in the surrounding area, and slide down the stairs along the protrusions in the building structure such as downspouts and lightning cables when the floor is not high.
8. Slow descent and escape, sliding rope self-rescue
If there are parades or lifelines in the floor, personnel can safely exit the dangerous floor through these facilities.
If you don't have these special facilities and the safe passage is blocked and the rescuers can't arrive in time, you can quickly use the ropes around you, bed sheets, curtains, clothes, etc., to make your own simple lifeline and wet it with water. Gently slide along the rope from the window sill or balcony to the floor below or the ground to escape safely. (This method only works on lower floors)
9. Shelters, stick to and wait for help
If you feel hot when you touch the door or doorknob, if you open the door rashly, flames and smoke will inevitably rush in your face.
If the escape route is cut off and there is no one to rescue in a short time, you can take the method of staying and waiting for help. First of all, the doors and windows should be closed tightly, and the cracks of the doors should be sealed after being soaked with towels, bed sheets, quilt covers, etc., to prevent fireworks from penetrating, and stay in the room until the rescuers arrive.
10. Shake slowly and ask for help
Those who are trapped by fireworks and cannot escape for the time being should stay in a safe place as much as possible.
During the day, you can shake bright clothes or throw light and dazzling things out of the window, and at night, you can use a flashlight to flash or tap things on the window to send out an effective distress signal in time to attract the attention of rescuers.
11. The fire has reached the body, do not run away
If there is a fire on your body, do not panic and run, but quickly take off your clothes or roll on the spot to extinguish the fire. It is more effective to be able to jump into the water in time or have people pour water on you.