Fire Safety in the Home Trivia Quiz

Answer: Before there is a fire in your home.

Your family should make an escape plan before there is a fire in your home. Every family member needs to know what to do and where to go.

Answer: All of these.

Every member of your family as well as guests and friends who visit should be aware of the fire escape plan. Ideally, it should be posted in a visible area such as on the refrigerator.

Answer: Get out fast!

Remember to follow your family's fire escape plan. Alert the rest of your family by yelling "FIRE!" in a very loud voice, then get out as fast as you can and immediately go to your pre-planned meeting place.

Answer: Stay low to the floor.

Many fire related injuries result from inhaling smoke. Smoke rises during a fire making it dark and difficult to see and hard to breathe. Stay low to the floor. The air is safest near the floor and visibility is clearer. Before opening a door, feel to see if it is hot. If the door is hot, use the other exit from the escape plan.

Answer: Anywhere.

Kitchen fires are common, but fires can start anywhere. Electrical wires that can spark are present in every part of your home ... even the garage and attic. But fires can also result from other sources such as combustible materials exposed to heat from the sun or lightning.

Answer: Smoke alarm.

Smoke alarms, also called smoke detectors, are important early warning tools. They make a loud beeping sound if they detect smoke in the air. Smoke alarms should be tested once a month by an adult to be sure they are working properly. The batteries should be changed every year. Ask an adult to show you where the smoke alarms are in your home and how they work.

Answer: All of these.

Lamps can be hot. Do not put anything over them, not even when playing. If you stand too close to a heat source, you could get burned. Matches or lighters should never be where you can reach them. Tell an adult right away if you see matches or lighters in a room. Never play with electrical cords or stick anything into an electrical receptacle. All of these can cause a fire and hurt you or your family.

Answer: Scary and very dangerous.

Fires are scary and very dangerous. They hurt and destroy things in your home. Fires can cause confusion. Those who do not have a plan could panic and put themselves at greater risk during a fire. That is why it is so important to make an escape plan and practise it before you need it.

Answer: Stop, drop and roll.

Remember these words; stop, drop and roll. They could save your life. Fire needs air to burn. Running and jumping lets more air get to the fire so it spreads very quickly. Rolling on the ground cuts off the supply of air and smothers the flames.

Answer: Stay outside.

Go directly to meet your family at the safe and easy to remember place chosen for the escape plan. Your parents may need to call the emergency line or the fire department from a neighbor's house. If they don't take you along, wait where you are for them to return. Stay outside no matter what. Do not go back inside for anything!