Fire Safety – Rural Areas

·         Cut down all weeds around chicken coops, barns, greenhouses, and living areas in order to prevent the spread of a fire.

·         Comply with fire safety directions when handling kerosene, diesel and electrical stoves, and gas installations.

·         Comply with fire safety directions when handling fuel, oils, and other combustibles.

·         Comply with fire safety directions when using electricity.

·         Comply with fire safety directions in halls used for presentations and conferences.

·         Comply with fire safety directions at gun and ammunitions depots.

·         Make sure to keep weeds down in the forests and fields in and around your community, and to remove all garbage and waste.

·         Keep fire-lines clear in forested areas and fields.

·         Report the fire to the fire marshal in your community or to the local fire-fighters.

·         Disconnect the electricity in the vicinity of the fire.

·         Make sure that human life is not at risk.

·         Follow safety precautions.

·         Report this to the fire-fighters and rescue personnel.

·         Help evacuate the injured, if necessary.

·         Help get more manpower and equipment to the scene, if necessary.