Last week, the family watched the local news, a 22-storey residential building set fire in the morning, and the fire went up from the 5th floor, and smoke filled the building in 10 minutes! One family managed to escape with the elderly and the children, while the other one, without the equipment, stunned in the stairwell when they escaped with the wet towels, the children were trapped in the bedroom, and a life was recovered thanks to the fireman's break-in
Why is a high-level fire so deadly? The core is two: smoke spreads fast, carbon monoxide from fires can be unconscious in three minutes, lethal in 10 minutes, most people are not burned to death, they are choked to death by toxic smoke; and escape routes are blocked, elevators are stopped, stairwells are blocked and smoke is blocked and unequipped. But many families are holding on to their “flammations” and feel that “fires are not for themselves” and that they are not even prepared for the most basic life-saving equipment
Let's be honest today. It costs less than $200 to get the "four packages for home fire" ready, to save lives at a critical time, especially in high-level households
Smoke-resistant mask 30-50 dollars, “life-saving breathing valve” in toxic smoke
Eighty per cent of the deaths in the fires were caused by toxic smoke, which consisted of a layer of “protective shields” in the respiratory tract that filtered the deadly gases of carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide, and was worn for 30 to 40 minutes enough to run from the 20-storey to the bottom。
I lived in the old neighborhood, where a fire broke out in the kitchen, and his family had a mask prepared in advance, and three of them were wearing their faces down the stairs and were not choked; instead of being equipped, they had to hide on the balcony and cry for help, and smoke poured in, and the grown-ups coughed until firefighters arrived。
When you choose, do not be blindly bought: you must be picked with aluminum reflector, and the firefighter will be able to locate you at first sight in the smoke; you will normally leave a bedside or front drawer, not in a locker, and you will be able to get it by fire in the middle of the night; and it will be one-off, with a warranty period of three to five years, which must be replaced, save money
Escape rope: $80-120, “life route” above 3 floor
We live on the third floor and above. Don't forget this! The outer layer of the formal fire escape rope is a flame retardant material, with steel wire in the core, capable of carrying up to 200 kg, and can be 100 times stronger than the normal nylon rope, even if two adults climb together。
My cousin lived on the 15th floor, bought escape ropes the previous year, and took his whole family to practice: first, tie the rope to the window frame, the balcony railings, and choose an eight-word ring and security button, without learning to tie a complex knot. He said, “train once more, and we'll be sure of what happens”。
It is important to remind you that below the 3rd floor, which can be strung with wet and single ropes, it is absolutely impossible to use ordinary clothes or curtains, and it is simply a matter of death, and that high-level households must buy regular fire-sanctioned ropes and not buy bad quality goods cheaply。
Fire-fighting blankets: $20-30, “flames in a flash”
There's a fire in the kitchen, a smoke in the appliances, and even a fire on your body. It is not dependent on chemical agents, it is physically isolated from oxygen, it is safe from contamination, and it can wear it as a “firecoat” and flush it out with smoke。
When my mother cooked last year, the oil boiler was so hot that the fire was half a metre high, she was so scared that she almost poured water, that she remembered the fire blanket behind the door, pulled out a blanket and put out the fire for seconds. The firefighter then came to the door and said that if the water was poured and the oil star was spilled, the whole kitchen would have to be burned。
It is recommended that kitchens and bedrooms be placed in one place, rolled up behind doors or by the stove, which can be reused and cleaned clean, and that dozens of dollars be used to protect the family from the risk of small fires, with a full sexual price。
Great light alarm flashes: around $50, a “suspense tower” in the dark
A fire with a blackout, combined with smoke, is a “span out of hand” and a flashlight that can both follow the road and call for help, which is equivalent to a “double-insurance”. The strong light can pierce the smoke to clear the escape route, and when the sound alarm is pressed, the sound of the sound will allow the fireman to locate you 100 metres away。
My friend, who lives on the 18th floor last year, has been on fire on the main street and has been running out of power throughout the building. He finds a safe exit by working on the lighting road. He also uses alarms to get firemen to quickly find his floor, which is 15 minutes ahead of the residents who have been in trouble。
Just pick up the charge, charge it once a month, place it where it can reach the bed head, fire it in the middle of the night, and help you escape quickly at a critical time。
I'll be honest with you
These four sets of equipment add up to less than $200, which means a meal, but they can give the whole family an extra way to live at this point in life or death. We're not waiting for something to happen, but we're going to have to deal with the wind of the accident -- the fire never greets us in advance, until the smoke comes into the room, we're going to have to prepare the equipment, learn how to escape
My new proposal is to prepare for the top shelf, to spend 10 minutes a month with the family, to teach the elderly how to wear a mask, to teach the children how to find a flashlight, to know how to use the equipment and escape routes, so that they do not panic in times of crisis。
The safety of the family is never an accident, but rather a precaution. Send it to your family and friends. Don't wait for tragedy to happen
