Fire Safety Quiz

1. Fire Safety
What you know about fire safety
might save your life.
Test your knowledge with a fire safety quiz.

2. Fire Safety Quiz
1. Approximately what percentage of home
fires start in the kitchen?
__ 10 percent __ 25 percent __ 40 percent
2. True or False: One smoke alarm is usually
enough for an average-sized house.

3. 3. Automatic fire sprinkler systems have been
shown to reduce your chances of dying in a fire
by...
__50 percent __ 60 percent __ 80 percent
4. True or false: You should immediately pour
water on a grease fire.
5. True or false. The majority
of home fire deaths happen
in houses with no smoke
alarms.
6. True or false: Some woods are more likely to
cause fires than other types.
Check your answers on the next page.

4. Answers:
1. Over 40 percent of house fires start in the kitchen—which makes it the
most common place for sparks to first flare.
2. False. Fire experts recommend a smoke alarm be installed on every level of
your house, including basements.
3. Besides reducing your chances of dying in a fire by about 80 percent, fire
sprinkler systems also reduce property damage by nearly 70 percent.
4. False. Pouring water on a grease fire is very dangerous and could cause a
fireball to form.
5. True. Research shows that properly functioning smoke alarms cut the risk
of dying in a house fire in half.
6. True. Freshly cut wood, unseasoned wood, softwoods, construction wood
and painted wood are all more likely to cause house fires.
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