Fire Prevention

• Keep lighters and matches out of reach of children.
• Talk to your children and explain the dangers of playing with fire.
• Prepare your children for a fire emergency: teach them what a blaring smoke detector sounds like and what to do when they hear the blaring sound. Make sure they and everyone else in the house knows the fire department's telephone number: 102, and instruct them to dial this number in case of an emergency and fire.
• Teach children that if a fire breaks out and their clothes catch fire, they must stop, lie on the ground and roll over until the fire is put out.

People in many houses cook every day, sometimes several times a day. It is advised to adopt the following rules and make them habits, both when you cook and when you leave the kitchen.

• Shutting off the gas valve: once cooking is over, shut off the gas valve.
• Supervised cooking only: never leave a pot on a stove unattended when lighting fire.
• Flammable materials: every kitchen has flammable materials, such as paper towels and cloth towels. These materials must be kept away from the stove when lighting fire.
• Children cooking: closely watch children under the age of 9 who wish to try cooking. Cooking should always be done with the supervision of an older person aged 14 or older.
• A fire breaking out in a pot: if fire breaks out in a saucepan or frying pan with oil, it must be smothered using a broad pot lid. Never try to put out a fire in a pot using water, as it may cause the fire to spread.

Candles are one of the most common causes of fires, so it is important to make sure to light candles only in candlesticks designed to hold them. Candlesticks are to be placed only on a firm, nonflammable surface, and are placed far from an open window or curtain. In any case, we must not leave lit candles or any naked flame unattended.

If your child or you have an electric bicycle or scooter, you have lithium batteries at home. The use of lithium batteries has been increasing in recent years, and at the same time the number of people injured by fires caused by them has been increasing too. The following guidelines will help you reduce the chance of this:

• Buy lithium batteries that meet the requirements of the official standard only.
• Never modify an original battery.
• Do not recharge a battery near flammable materials and do not leave it charging unattended.
• After charging is complete, unplug the charger and beware of overcharging.
• If possible, recharge the bicycle or scooter battery in a yard or on an open balcony and supervise the process.

• Install a smoke detector at home: a smoke detector warns of a fire and allows for rapid extinguishing or evacuation and timely calling rescue teams. Installing a smoke detector at home saves lives. It is worth knowing that installing a smoke detector is simple and the detector’s cost is low.
• Keep a fire extinguisher at home: a fire extinguisher will help you put out a fire at its early stage, save lives and prevent major damage to property.
• Install a fixed key in the entrance door: a fixed key installed in the inside of the house door will allow for a rapid emergency response, as it will unlock the door and allow those inside to escape.

• Install a device that limits the water temperature to 49 degrees Celsius.
• Install a safety circuit breaker (residual current device) for the electric power system.
• Avoid leaving bare electrical sockets and wires.
• Purchase electrical appliances that meet the requirements of the official standard.
• Store flammable materials in open areas, far from heat sources and out of the reach of children.