AY Honors/Fire Safety/Requirements
Fire Safety
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Year Introduced:
1. Have the Red Alert Honor
2. Tour a fire station or listen to a firefighter give a talk to your club or school.
3. Organize and conduct a fire drill at a school, church, or other public building. Develop an exit map for one of the buildings. What information should be put on the Exit map?
4. Smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors
- a. What is a smoke detector and how does it work?
- b. Where should smoke detectors be placed in the home?
- c. What is a Carbon Monoxide detector and how does it work?
- d. Where should Carbon Monoxide detectors be placed in the home?
5. Fire Extinguishers - Complete all of the following.
- a. Know and understand the different classes of fires and the types of extinguishers needed to put them out.
- b. With a qualified instructor, know how to use a fire extinguisher to put out a small fire.
- c. Know when to quit attempting to put out a fire and evacuate. Discuss the reasons why keeping a clear exit is important.
- d. Properly inspect a minimum of five (5) fire extinguishers in your school, church, or other public building. Report your findings to your instructor or group.
6. Know what to look for during a fire safety inspection. Perform a fire safety inspection of your house and present your findings to your parents. Then perform a fire safety inspection of one of the following and present your findings to the leaders of the institution. Be prepared to give suggestions and answer questions that arise.
- a. Your church
- b. Your school
- c. Other public building
7. What guidelines and precautions must you take before starting a camp or trash fire?
8. Serve your community in regards to fire safety by doing one of the following:
- a. Provide smoke detector battery replacements for your neighborhood or community.
- b. Assist an elderly neighbor in making their residence fire safe.
- c. Participate in a fire safety awareness campaign in your neighborhood or community.
9. Discuss how the following Bible verses apply to fire safety, both temporally and spiritually.
- a. Isaiah 43:2
- b. James 3:5, 6
