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DIVISION OF YOUTH CORRECTIONS
Fire Safety:Fire Safety:
Prevention, Exit Drills and Hazards
Fire Prevention
• The “Fire Triangle” identifies the three
components of any fire:
– Fuel paper, wood, flammable gas, energized electrical
equipment, etc...
– Energy (heat), sufficient to support combustion.
Often referred to as the ignition source.
– Oxidizer (air)
IF ANY ONE OF THESE IS MISSING, A FIRE
CANNOT CONTINUE.
THEREFORE…
Prevention
• Prevention is based onPrevention is based on
eliminating or minimizingeliminating or minimizing
one of the componentsone of the components
of the “Fire Triangle”.of the “Fire Triangle”.
Prevention
• Other fire prevention
methods include:
– Heat and/or smoke
detectors.
– Automatic fire sprinkler
systems.
– Kitchen hood systems.
– Building codes and
materials.
– Flame retardant
furnishings and materials.
Exit Drills
• DYC requires monthly
fire drills conducted in
all occupied locations
of the facility including
school buildings/areas.
• The fire drills should
include staff from all
shifts on a rotating
basis (i.e. one per shift
per quarter).
Evacuation
• Primary and secondary
evacuation routes
should be established,
and all employees and
juveniles should be
drilled to use either
route.
• Exits should be clearly
marked and all signs lit
and unobstructed.
Remember to RACE during a fire
• RR escue – rescue clients in immediate
danger.
• AA lert – yell out “Code Red”/”Fire” (or
whatever your facility implementing procedure dictates), pull
fire alarm, dial emergency phone
number.
• CC ontain – Close all doors and windows.
• EE xtinguish/Evacuate – Extinguish small
fires, evacuate clients, if appropriate.
Fire Extinguishers
• Remember this easy acronym when using
an extinguisher - P.A.S.S.
• Pull the pin.
• Aim the nozzle.
• Squeeze the handle.
• Sweep side to side at the base of
the fire.
• NOTE: If, when using a fire extinguisher, the fire is
physically larger than you can safely handle, evacuate
the area and notify others by activating the
emergency pull station and call 911.
Remember the Following
• All Juveniles shall be
instructed in emergency
evacuation plans.
• Smoking is prohibited in all
state buildings and vehicles.
• Staff may smoke only outside the
buildings in designated areas.
• The use of portable heating
devices is prohibited in
residential areas within DYC
facilities.
THE END
Division of Youth Corrections
Office of Quality Assurance

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Firesafety

  • 1. DIVISION OF YOUTH CORRECTIONS Fire Safety:Fire Safety: Prevention, Exit Drills and Hazards
  • 2. Fire Prevention • The “Fire Triangle” identifies the three components of any fire: – Fuel paper, wood, flammable gas, energized electrical equipment, etc... – Energy (heat), sufficient to support combustion. Often referred to as the ignition source. – Oxidizer (air) IF ANY ONE OF THESE IS MISSING, A FIRE CANNOT CONTINUE. THEREFORE…
  • 3. Prevention • Prevention is based onPrevention is based on eliminating or minimizingeliminating or minimizing one of the componentsone of the components of the “Fire Triangle”.of the “Fire Triangle”.
  • 4. Prevention • Other fire prevention methods include: – Heat and/or smoke detectors. – Automatic fire sprinkler systems. – Kitchen hood systems. – Building codes and materials. – Flame retardant furnishings and materials.
  • 5. Exit Drills • DYC requires monthly fire drills conducted in all occupied locations of the facility including school buildings/areas. • The fire drills should include staff from all shifts on a rotating basis (i.e. one per shift per quarter).
  • 6. Evacuation • Primary and secondary evacuation routes should be established, and all employees and juveniles should be drilled to use either route. • Exits should be clearly marked and all signs lit and unobstructed.
  • 7. Remember to RACE during a fire • RR escue – rescue clients in immediate danger. • AA lert – yell out “Code Red”/”Fire” (or whatever your facility implementing procedure dictates), pull fire alarm, dial emergency phone number. • CC ontain – Close all doors and windows. • EE xtinguish/Evacuate – Extinguish small fires, evacuate clients, if appropriate.
  • 8. Fire Extinguishers • Remember this easy acronym when using an extinguisher - P.A.S.S. • Pull the pin. • Aim the nozzle. • Squeeze the handle. • Sweep side to side at the base of the fire. • NOTE: If, when using a fire extinguisher, the fire is physically larger than you can safely handle, evacuate the area and notify others by activating the emergency pull station and call 911.
  • 9. Remember the Following • All Juveniles shall be instructed in emergency evacuation plans. • Smoking is prohibited in all state buildings and vehicles. • Staff may smoke only outside the buildings in designated areas. • The use of portable heating devices is prohibited in residential areas within DYC facilities.
  • 10. THE END Division of Youth Corrections Office of Quality Assurance