This class includes discussion of the different types of fire and the correct extinguisher to use for each. Also included are the determining factors to know when deciding whether to fight the fire and the correct procedure to follow when doing so. Participants are provided an opportunity to use a fire extinguisher on a controlled fire. Inside the Fire Safety House, students practice escaping the home two ways. Top Fire Safety in the Workplace Employees and employers are instructed to be proactive in fire safety planning in this class offered to area businesses.
Fire fighters stress the importance of making fire safety each employee's responsibility.
This class offers secondary students an insight into the dynamics of fire, the most common causes of fire, and reviews basic fire safety behaviors. Also covered is how and when to use a fire extinguisher and how an emergency situation should be handled. This program is offered for middle and high school Independent Living classes and covers the causes of kitchen fires, how kitchen fires can be prevented, and how to extinguish a kitchen fire. Minor burn treatment is also discussed. Participants are encouraged to take control of fire prevention and to practice basic fire safety in their homes.