DRRR q2 Mod11 Firehazardsandrelatedconcepts v2
DRRR q2 Mod11 Firehazardsandrelatedconcepts v2
DRRR q2 Mod11 Firehazardsandrelatedconcepts v2
Risk Reduction
Quarter 2 – Module 11:
Fire Hazards and
Related Concepts
CO_Q2_DRRR SHS
Module 11
Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
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Quarter 2 – Module 11: Fire Hazards and Related Concepts
First Edition, 2021
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What I Need to Know
In this module, the learner will be able to know the different ways on how to
prevent fire incidents and how to escape if it is already happening.
After learning all the process of preventing fire incidents, the learner will be
able to formulate an escape plan.
What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.
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3. What is prevention?
A. Supervising safety at work
B. Extending help during the event
C. Taking precautions to reduce risks
D. Investigating accidents and incidents
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10. What should you do first if you discover that your house is on fire?
A. Ensure your safety.
B. Open the doors and windows.
C. Warn all your family members.
D. Call the Bureau of Fire Protection.
11. Why you should not use water to extinguish fire all the time?
A. Extinguishing with water is comparatively dangerous.
B. The burning substance may react with water violently.
C. Water may not be present where fire accident is happening.
D. Firefighters might have a problem in dealing with smoke produced.
13. What chemical should be used when Class K fire accidents occur?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Dry chemicals
C. Water and foam
D. Wet chemicals
14. Fire accidents caused by paint and oil can be put out by the following
EXCEPT________________.
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Clean agent
C. Dry chemical
D. Dry powder
15. What does BLUE color sign mean in Fire Safety Signs?
A. Fire exit
B. Firefighting equipment
C. Mandatory action
D. Prohibition
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Lesson
Precautionary Measures and
Proper Procedures in
1 Addressing a Fire Incident
What’s In
“Fire is a good servant but a bad master”. It can be controlled and prevented
but when it takes over and causes fire it will result to a massive damage to
lives and properties.
List 5 measures that can be taken to prevent fire in terms of the fire triangle.
1. To prevent ignition
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3. To reduce the risk associated with the source of oxygen
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What’s New
Tour around your house and take note of the things that you think are
necessary to be considered as fire hazard or not. Then fill up the table
provided. If compliant put check on “yes”, if non-compliant put check on “no”
and explain what can be done to remedy the problem.
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Observation Yes No What can be done?
Do family members know what to do
in the event of fire?
Did the family members have a
scape plan?
Do you have suitable facility for
storage of flammable materials?
Are all sources of heat like electric
heaters switched off when not
in use?
Are wastes removed regularly and
stored away from your house?
Are escape route visible and
with signs?
Are all paths, stairs and emergency
route free of obstructions?
Do your doors can be opened
outward?
Did you designate a family meeting
place in case of fire event?
Do all family members know about
the meeting place?
What is It
There is a saying that “It is better to be robbed than to lose all your belongings
or assets because of fire incident.” In order to prevent this from happening,
you should know the main cause of fire and fire hazards and to learn how to
deal with it. From this knowledge you are now equipped to make a
contingency plan for your family and community.
1. Cooking Safety
Cooking is the #1 cause of home fires, and unattended cooking is the top
contributing factor (Bitonio 2013). Since kitchen is the most used part of
the house and is most vulnerable to fire, it is very important to know the
most appropriate actions to be done when kitchen fire starts.
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Many cooking fire injuries occur when people respond to kitchen fires with
inappropriate actions.
These are the following things to do and not to do in dealing with cooking
fire:
2. Cigarettes
Cigarettes are the leading causes of fire deaths in city, state, and national
level (Bitonio 2013). The fire victims include not only the smokers but their
families, friends and neighbors. Mostly, cigarette fires are due to improper
disposal of cigarette butts that are still lit. Normally, it will start outdoor
then spread out until it reaches some structures nearby. In some cases,
house fire due to cigarettes is caused by human negligence like falling
asleep while smoking or smoking near flammable materials.
3. Electrical Safety
Electrical problem is one of the causes of structure fires and fire deaths.
Fire incidents due to electrical wiring are caused by faulty wiring and faulty
equipment or appliances.
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Fires caused by electric can be prevented by the following appropriate
actions.
4. Candle Safety
During brown out or power outage, candles are the most popular source
of light because it is always available even in sari-sari stores.
The following are the safety tips on how to prevent candle fire from
happening.
Use candle holders that are stable to prevent the candle from falling
into the floor or near something that is flammable or easily burn.
Keep candles at least 12 inches away from anything that can burn.
Blow out candles when you leave the room or go to bed; avoid the use
of candles in rooms where people may fall asleep.
Never burn a candle if medical oxygen or any flammable substance is
nearby.
5. Spontaneous Combustion
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Spontaneous combustion happens when a material can produce or
accumulate its own heat and can cause increase in temperature without
drawing heat from its surroundings. If the material reaches its ignition
temperature, it will start to burn without any source of fire and that is
called spontaneous combustion. Examples of materials that are prone to
spontaneous combustion include: oily rags, hay, and other agricultural
products (Bitonio 2013).
In house fires, oily rags are the most common item ignited by spontaneous
combustion and the garage is the most common area of fire origin (Bitonio
2103). Oily rags left clumped together can heat up and catch fire. To
prevent these fires at home, store oily rags in non-combustible (e.g. metal)
container with lid closed. Prior to disposal, soak rags in water then spread
them out in a safe outdoor area to dry.
There are different types of fire and should be controlled differently when
trying to extinguish. Some chemicals that can extinguish one type of fire
can cause violent reaction when used with other types. One good example
is, when fire is caused by faulty electrical wirings, water and foam could
create some explosions or can increase the intensity of fire.
The table below shows the classification of fire and their respective sources
and symbols.
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Types of Fire Extinguisher
1. Water and Foam – only used to put out class A fires
2. Carbon Dioxide – can be used to put out class B and C fires
3. Dry Chemical – can be used to put out class A, B and C fires
4. Wet Chemical – can be used to put out class A and K fires
5. Clean Agent – also known as halogenated extinguishers, can be used to
put out class A, B and C fires
6. Dry Powder – only used to put out class D fires
7. Water Mist - can be used to put out class A and C fires
Fire safety signs are color coded for easier identification and determination
which is mandatory and which should be avoided. It is very important to be
knowledgeable or to be familiar with the color and the corresponding meaning
of the picture presented.
Fire exit signs are colored green and white as this color combination means a
safe condition. Normally fire exit signs show rapidly walking man and an
arrow. However, some fire exit signs just show ‘fire exit’ text in lower case
letters.
Blue fire safety signs are used to indicate a mandatory action or a must do
action. These blue signs mean that you need to do the appropriate action for
your safety. Blue fire safety signs are circular in shape and feature a white
graphic or white text.
Red fire safety signs are used to indicate prohibition or you must not go on
that location because it might pose danger or harm. It also signifies the
location of fire equipment and supplementary information. When it means
prohibition, it is circular with a red border, white background and black
image. Fire equipment signs are square with red background and white
images and are used to tell you where to find the location of fire-fighting
equipment.
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Source: Learn about portable fire extinguishers, June 8, 2017, Connected Fire Safety Services, Accessed June 14,
2020, Retrieved from https://connectedfire.com/index.php/blog/2017/06/08/portable-fire-extinguishers-101
What’s More
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6. To look for firefighting equipment in an establishment, look for a
square or rectangular signage with white pictogram in a red
background.
7. In case of fire, you may not follow the circular signage with white
pictogram in a blue background.
8. Fire exit can be color red or green depending on the establishment.
9. Class A fires can be put out by carbon dioxide.
10. During microwave fire, the best thing to do is unplug or cut off
the power and do not open the door or the windows.
Direction: Identify the class of fire and what type of extinguisher should
be used.
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People smoking in the office
Questions:
1. Based from your answers in the table given, what do you think is the
importance of identifying fire hazards?
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2. What are the bases of your answers from all the situations given?
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3. Being familiar with your previous school, how will you warn your
schoolmates regarding the fire hazards present and the appropriate
preventive measures? Give at least 5 hazards and 5 preventive
measures for every hazard.
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What I Can Do
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Rubrics
Meets Needs
Not Visible
Expectations Improvement
91%-100% 81%-90% 70%-80%
The plan created The plan created The plan created
provides all the provides all the lacks almost all
Contingency essential details, essential details the necessary
Plan understandable, but some points details needed
and realistic. need to be (e.g. evacuation
clarified and not area, where to
so realistic. exit, even
emergency
hotlines)
Assessment
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the letter on a separate sheet
of paper.
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4. What is needed to allow fire to happen?
A. Oxygen, a catalyst and a correct mixture ratio
B. Oxygen, flammable substance and ignition energy
C. A catalyst and ignition source that come in contact
D. Flammable substance, carbon dioxide and ignition button
5. What must you do first if you discover that your house is on fire?
A. Ensure your safety.
B. Open the doors and windows
C. Warn all your family members
D. Call the Bureau if Fire Protection
8. What is prevention?
A. Supervising safety at work
B. Extend help during the event
C. Taking precautions to reduce risks
D. Investigating accidents and incidents
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11. Why you should not use water to extinguish fire all the time?
A. Extinguishing with water is comparatively dangerous.
B. The burning substance may react with water violently.
C. Water may not be present where fire accident is happening.
D. Firefighters might have a problem in dealing with
smoke produced.
13. What chemical should be used when Class K fire accidents occur?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Dry chemicals
C. Water and foam
D. Wet chemicals
14. Fire accidents caused by paint and oil can be put out by the following
EXCEPT________________.
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Clean agent
C. Dry chemical
D. Dry powder
15. What does BLUE color sign mean in Fire Safety Signs?
A. Fire exit
B. Firefighting equipment
C. Mandatory action
D. Prohibition
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Additional Activities
Use the contingency plan you made in the activity “What can I do?”
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References
What I Know What's More Assessment
1. D 1. TRUE 1. C
2. B 2. FALSE 2. D
3. C 3. TRUE 3. D
4. D 4. FALSE 4. B
5. C 5. FALSE 5. C
6. C 6. TRUE 6. D
7. D 7. FALSE 7. B
8. D 8. FALSE 8. C
9. B 9. FALSE 9. D
10. C 10. TRUE 10. C
11. B 11. B – CARBON 11. B
12. A DIOXIDE 12. A
13. D 12. A – WATER 13. D
14. D 13. C – CARBON 14. D
15. C DIOXIDE 15. C
14. K – WET CHEMICAL
15. D- DRY POWDER
Answer Key
Bitonio, Jo Balucanag . Fire Prevention Program (FPP) of the Bureau of Fire
Protection (BFP). LinkedIn SlideShare. February 11, 2013.
Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/jobitonio/abstract-efg.
Executive Order No. 335, s. 1941. GOVPH: Official Gazette of the Republic of
the Philippines. April 1, 1941. Retrieved from
http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1941/04/01/executive-order-no-
335-s-1941/.
“IMO Signs, Marine Signs and Marine & Offshore Complete Safety Signage
Solutions – Everlux Maritime.” Newsletter - Everlux Maritime. Accessed
June 10, 2020. Retrieved from
http://everluxmaritime.com/en/newsletter/everlux-maritime-e-news-
4/marine-safety-signs-design-and-installation-code-of-practice-in-
compliance-with-iso-24409/.
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