Last night, Tiara and I had the great opportunity to partner with Inspector Jessie Horton from the Charlotte Fire Department to provide a fire education session at Albemarle Road Elementary School's monthly Family Night. Inspector Horton spoke about the importance of getting out of a house fire once one begins, as well as the importance of testing smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors once a month, and keeping a fire extinguisher near the exit of your home and knowing how to use one.
We were also able to use a mock fire extinguisher with an interactive illuminated board to simulate how to put out a small fire with an extinguisher. Inspector Horton taught us the P.A.S.S. method of using a fire extinguisher:
- Pull -- pull the pin from the handle of the fire extinguisher
- Aim -- aim the hose at the base of the fire
- Squeeze -- squeeze the handle of the fire extinguisher to eject the contents of the extinguisher
- Sweep -- sweep back and forth along the base of the flames for most effective extinguishing
I have added a few pictures from our educational session below, and further down the page I have attached an infographic with some fire statistics. Please do comment below with any questions or if you would like additional information about fire safety and what you can do to prepare!
Stay safe, Charlotte, and enjoy the pictures and facts!
(Here's a link to view this infographic in better detail: State Farm Fire Statistics Infographic)
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