FIRE PREVENTION MONTH AND MY EXPERIENCE FOR A FIRE INCIDENT
Why is that March is the Fire Prevention Month?
As stated in Rappler, dates back to 1996, the late president Ferdinand Marcos signed the Proclamation 115-A that assigned a particular aspect of safety and accident prevention to each month of the year.
In addition, March was also declared the Burn Prevention Month, as per Proclamation 360 of former president Corazon Aquino. This proclamation, signed in 1989, aims "to disseminate knowledge in the field of burn prevention and to enhance education in all phases of burn care".
According to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), it is around this month when temperature and humidity starts to reach high levels, causing "high sensible temperature" in the country. As such, this dry season in the Philippines is one of the big factor why fire incidents occur. In fact, according to Philippine Statistical Authority and Bureau of Fire Protection, there will be at least 9 fire incidents everyday nationwide.
My Experience of a Fire Incident
Back in 2016 around 5:30/6:00pm, I was studying a mathematics subject specifically MATH 51 (if I'm not mistaken, it was Trigonometry) in the living area to prepare myself of an examination. Unluckily, I went to the comfort room to release some sort of energy and bomb inside my tummy. And then, I never heard someone shouting that there was a fire. Everyone was busy doing their own business, running and packing to saved stuffs that they can rescued. It was a terrible experience for me because honestly, at that time I went out directly from the comfort room without washing/wiping my thing and cleaned it up. I just went directly to my room and packed things and my clothes. (I even forgot to bring important papers, certificates and passport- just my clothes and my puppy).
It's really funny to think that I am so weak yet at that time I lifted and saved our 40inches television and even knocked down the fridge alone. I didn't even think that I can do those stuffs in my entire life. It was a worst experience for me and the saddest part of it, is that all my awards and books turns into ashes. It's like all my hardworks vanished in a blink of an eye and like nothing happened.
Everything turns into ashes
**Lesson** Life is always unpredictable and unmeasurable. There will always be an uncertainty. All we can do is to prepare ourselves on things that we will be facing ahead of us. I'm not saying that we will just accept things as it is, what I mean is that we must be knowledge enough, well equipped, prepared and **must prevent** accidents like fire to happen. It is controllable if we are just alert and careful on little things we do.
WHAT TO DO WHEN THERE IS FIRE?
Know how to safely use a fire extinguisher.
GET OUT, STAY OUT and CALL 9-1-1 or your local emergency phone number.
Yell "Fire!" several times and go outside right away. If you live in a building with elevators, use the stairs. Leave all your things where they are and save yourself.
If closed doors or handles are warm or smoke blocks your primary escape route, use your second way out. Never open doors that are warm to the touch.
If you must escape through smoke, get low and go under the smoke to your exit. Close doors behind you.
If smoke, heat or flames block your exit routes, stay in the room with doors closed. Place a wet towel under the door and call the fire department or 9-1-1.
Open a window and wave a brightly colored cloth or flashlight to signal for help.
BE ALERT AND WISE
All photos are mine and taken by my iphone.
References:
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/51947-march-fire-prevention-month
http://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/fire/if-a-fire-starts
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