Fire Safety & Home Support Workers Fire safety for older and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Fire Safety & Home Support Workers Fire safety for older and vulnerable adults: Older adults = high risk Aging population People are living longer and staying in their own homes Older or vulnerable adults face challenges

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Fire Safety & Home Support Workers

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Fire safety for older and vulnerable adults:

  • Older adults = high risk
  • Aging population
  • People are living longer and staying

in their own homes

  • Older or vulnerable adults face

challenges that make them more vulnerable to fire

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Where Do Fires Occur? …in the home.

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Who’s Dying in Fires?

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Most Common Fire Scenarios

Careless cooking Careless smoking Heating equipment – space heaters

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LOOK WHILE YOU COOK!

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CLEAR THE CLUTTER

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USE AN OVEN MITT TO PREVENT SCALDS

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WEAR TIGHT- FITTING OR ROLLED UP SLEEVES

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Smoking With Care

  • #1 cause of fire deaths
  • Smoke outside or use

large deep ashtrays

  • Do not extinguish cigarettes in plant

pots

  • Never smoke in bed
  • Empty ashes into a metal container,

not the garbage can and put it

  • utside
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Portable Heaters

Give space heaters space

  • at least one metre (3 feet)
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Electrical Fire Safety

Check for:

  • overloaded plugs with “octopus
  • utlets”
  • frayed or nicked electrical cords
  • cords running under rugs – this can

damage the cord and cause a fire

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For added protection, install a smoke alarm in every bedroom.

Install smoke alarms on every storey and outside all sleeping areas.

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Smoke Alarms

Do they have smoke alarms?

Action:

Test smoke alarms every month by pressing the test button. Do they work?

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Smoke Alarms

Action:

Change the battery in all smoke alarms

  • nce a year

and whenever the low battery warning sounds.

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Smoke alarms wear out

Action:

Make sure your client has smoke alarms that are not older than 10 years.

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No smoke alarms?

  • Consult your supervisor

can your agency provide smoke alarms?

  • Contact fire department

can the fire dept. provide smoke alarms?

  • Follow up to make sure smoke

alarms are installed/working

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Fire safety concerns?

  • Fill out the referral form
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Home Fire Escape Planning

Meeting Place

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Home Fire Escape Plan Basics

  • Keep hallways and exits clear of clutter
  • Know two ways out of each room, if

possible.

  • Choose a meeting place outside.
  • Call fire department from outside.
  • Once out, stay out.
  • Practice your escape plan.
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Working smoke alarms Planning an escape

Can save lives!

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No Time to Spare

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Smoke Spread

Prevent the spread of smoke Close all doorways, including:

  • apartment doors
  • all hallway doors
  • all stairwell doors
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Discuss the following fire safety issues with your clients:

  • How to be safe while cooking
  • How to smoke with care
  • How to use portable heaters safely
  • How to reduce electrical fire hazards
  • How to install and test smoke alarms
  • How to develop a home fire escape plan
  • Ensure doors are closed
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Home Fire Safety Checklist

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Questions

For more information, contact: [insert your contact here]