Fire Prevention
Running head: FIRE PREVENTION
Fire Prevention in the Healthcare Setting
John Diaz
MA 101
Carrington College
Fire Prevention in the Healthcare Setting
Fire safety and fire prevention are very important. Prevention is defined as the act of prevention, to stop, hinder or to keep from happening. Accidents are bound to happen, it is impossible to predict when it is going to occur but we can always be more cautious to lower those odds. Unfortunately, as much as we would like to think that such a thing will not happen in our lifetime, it will. The top three causes in a house fire is an electrical malfunction, heating, and the number one cause is cooking with a 46% chance. The damages alone can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, having to replace total loss of personal items. The total amount of deaths by fire in 2011 is 1,389,500 (www.usfa.fema.gov).
On the early morning of February 9th, 2015, at Antelope, CA it was 0400 hours in the morning as fire started while everyone was asleep. This news caught my attention not because of how it happened, but where it happened. People woke the distinct smell of smoke. They immediately rushed to the location and realized that there truck had caught on fire. To my surprise, the men that have woken up from the smell were firemen and it was there Ambulance there the engine bay that had burst into flames. Lucky, since these are trained professionals they were able to assess the situation and were able to successfully extinguish the flames with no harm to any individuals. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
As individuals we can take a step forward to stop the spread of a fire. No one wants to be placed in any hostile situation but it is better to be prepared for the worst and hope for the best. Here are a few steps once a fire has been alerted in the building. “Alert all staff. Call out your facility’s code phrase and announce where the fire is. The staff member closet to the manual fire alarm
Fire Prevention in the Healthcare Setting
John Diaz
MA 101
Carrington College
Fire Prevention in the Healthcare Setting
Fire safety and fire prevention are very important. Prevention is defined as the act of prevention, to stop, hinder or to keep from happening. Accidents are bound to happen, it is impossible to predict when it is going to occur but we can always be more cautious to lower those odds. Unfortunately, as much as we would like to think that such a thing will not happen in our lifetime, it will. The top three causes in a house fire is an electrical malfunction, heating, and the number one cause is cooking with a 46% chance. The damages alone can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, having to replace total loss of personal items. The total amount of deaths by fire in 2011 is 1,389,500 (www.usfa.fema.gov).
On the early morning of February 9th, 2015, at Antelope, CA it was 0400 hours in the morning as fire started while everyone was asleep. This news caught my attention not because of how it happened, but where it happened. People woke the distinct smell of smoke. They immediately rushed to the location and realized that there truck had caught on fire. To my surprise, the men that have woken up from the smell were firemen and it was there Ambulance there the engine bay that had burst into flames. Lucky, since these are trained professionals they were able to assess the situation and were able to successfully extinguish the flames with no harm to any individuals. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
As individuals we can take a step forward to stop the spread of a fire. No one wants to be placed in any hostile situation but it is better to be prepared for the worst and hope for the best. Here are a few steps once a fire has been alerted in the building. “Alert all staff. Call out your facility’s code phrase and announce where the fire is. The staff member closet to the manual fire alarm
References: Ambulance Catches Fire At Antelope Fire Station. (2015, February 9). Retrieved March 5, 2015, from http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/02/09/ambulance-catches-fire-at-antelope-fire station/ Fire Safety in Health Care Facilities. (n.d.). Retrieved March 5, 2015, from http://www.frankenmuthcity.com/firedept/fire_safety_in_health_care_facil.htm U.S. fire statistics. (n.d.). Retrieved March 5, 2015, from http://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/