See how much you know about keeping safe
1, How often should you change your smoke alarm battery? When it starts beeping every minute. Yearly. Every 4 months.
2, When someone makes a "hoax" call does it? Give the firefighters something to do. Not cause any real problems. Deprive the area of a fire engine if a real incident happens.
3, Complete the following saying "Get out, get the fire brigade out and..." Stay out. Get pets out. Get some water.
4, Fire needs 3 elements to sustain itself, they are: Heat, fuel and? Smoke. Oxygen. Coal.
5, How long will a normal bedroom door keep fire out? 10 minutes. 20 minutes. 5 minutes.
6, If you are with someone who makes a hoax call or commits arson can you be prosecuted? Yes No
7, How long does it take for a fire to engulf an average sized lounge? 3 minutes 20 minutes 40 minutes
8, "Smoke Kills!" Simple measures will stop smoke from spreading throughout a building, what are they? Wear a scarf to bed. Leave upstairs windows open to ventilate the smoke if there is a fire. Fit a smoke alarm and close doors at night.
9, Hoax or prank fire calls cost a lot, which is the most serious? Time. Money. Lives.
10, Whose responsibility is it maintain and check smoke alarms and knows the fire escape plan of your home? Parent or guardian. Everyone. Grandparents.
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