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Fire safety
Part two of a two-part survey

THE FOLLOWING is part
two of the ‘‘Fire and Burn
Education Survey.’’ When
answering the multiple
choice questions, select the
best answer.

1. The safest way to exit a
smoke-filled room is to:

A. Run quickly

B. Walk slowly

C. Crawl on stomach

D. Crawl on hands and knees

2. The most important thing to
locate when you enter a theatre,
restaurant or hotel is:

A. Telephones

B. Fire extinguishers

C. The exits

D. The sprinkler/smcke detection
system

3. People are in the most danger
from smoke when they are:

A. Cooking

B. Asleep

C. At work

D. In the garage

4. if you think there is a fire on
the other side of a doer, the first
thing you should do is to:

A. Open the door slowly

B. Feel the door

.C. Open the door quickly

D. Leave by your second exit

5. Which is the most serious burn
classification:

A. First degree

B. Second degree

C. Third degree

6. The best first aid treatment for
a burn is:

A. Ice

B. Ointment

C. Bandage

D. Cool water

7. If your clothes catch on fire
you should:

A. Take off burning clothes

B. Run to put out the flames

C. Drop and roll the flames out

D. Wrap up in a blanket and re-
main vertical

8. If a person with burns appears

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to be in a state of shock, you
should:
A, Walk the person to keep him
awake
B. Perform cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR)
C. Lay the person down,
maintain body heat
D. Put cool clothes on his
forehead
9. Which type of heater does not
need 2a way to allow fumes to
escape:
A. Coal
B. Wood
C. Electric
D. Gas
10. Which one of the following is
not needed for a fire to cccur:
A. Nitrogen
B. Fuel
C. Oxygen
Heat
11. Smoke contains one of the
following poisonous gases:
A. Methane
B. Carbon monoxide
Cc. Ammonia
D. Peroxide
12. 1f you have more appliances
than yow have electrical outlets,
you should:
A. Use a triple outlet adapter
B. Use an extension cord
C. Use only grounded plugs
D. Use only two appliances at a
time
13. Gasoline should be stured in:
A. A glass container
B. A plastic container
C. A safety can
D. Any metal container
14. Gasoline is dangerous because
the:
A. Liquid might explode
B. Vapors might i ignite
C. Fumes are toxic
D. Liquid easily mixes with other

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2A. Indoors
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Cc. Running
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16. Which of the following is con-
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A. Kerosene
B. Gasoline
Cc. Lighter fluid
D. Paint thinner
17. If your bot water heater is set
at 160°, you can sustain a third
degree burn in:
A, One second
B. Five seconds
C. 10 seconds
D. 15 seconds
18. Toxic means:
A. Flammable
B. Combustible
C. Poisonous
D. Corrosive
19. Nearly all flammable liquid
vapors are:
A. Lighter than air
B. Non-combustible
C. Heavier than air
D. Same density as air
20. What is caused by electricity
travelling through the air:
A. A short circuit
B. A conductor
Cc. An arc
D. A misfire
ANSWERS
1. D; 2. C; 3. B; 4. B; 5. C; 6. D;
7. C; 8. C; 9. C; 10. A; 1. B; 12.
D; 13. C; 14. B; 15. D; 16. B; 17.
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