According to the Ministry of Public Security, when a fire is detected early and handled in a timely and proper manner right from the initial stage, it will minimize the damage caused by them.
Conversely, if detected slowly and handled incorrectly, the fire can spread, causing great damage to people and property. Therefore, in order to minimize the damage caused by the fire, we need to pay attention to follow these steps:
Step 1. Alert and call out to everyone that there is a fire.
The person detecting a fire incident can speak verbally or use other alarming means such as loudspeakers, loudspeakers, fire alarm buttons, ... to notify people in the area where a fire is occurring. know and to cooperate in extinguishing the fire or to escape safely when the fire has grown large.
Step 2. Power off the area where the fire happened.
Power off in the area where a fire occurred is essential to prevent the fire from spreading to other areas; At the same time, it will ensure that people who spray fire-extinguishing agents into a fire will not receive electric shock, and do not endanger the health and lives of people involved in fire fighting.
Step 3. Use means to put out a fire.
- Fire detectors quickly move to the area where the original fire fighting means such as portable fire extinguishers, fire blankets ... are taken and used to extinguish the fire. Besides, it is possible to deploy fixed fire fighting means, wall fire hydrants (if any) to extinguish the fire.
- If the fire is found to be in great risk of development, with the current vehicles unable to extinguish the fire, by all means escape to the outside and quickly call the fire alarm to the fire department. fire fighting and rescue, rescue by number 114.
Step 4. Call the fire alarm to the Fire and Rescue Police at 114.
Quickly call 114 to inform the Fire and Rescue Police force that there is a fire. When calling to fire alarm, pay attention to the following:
- Dialing method: Callers can use a mobile phone or a landline to call the fire alarm. How to dial phone (area code + 114) or directly dial 114.
Content: Clearly and clearly announce the address of the place where the fire occurs, the type of works on fire (high-rise buildings, apartment buildings ...) and preliminary of the scale of the fire. In particular, it is important to provide information on whether someone was in an accident in the fire or not.