Stand By Your Pan
A common misconception about house
fires:
‘If there’s a fire in my home, the
smoke will wake me up’
The facts:
- Just two breaths of fire smoke can
knock you unconscious
- The smell of smoke doesn’t wake up
you up! The poisonous gases produced by a fire numb the senses and
put you into a deeper sleep
- A child can die from smoke inhalation
in less than a minute
- A household fire doubles in size
every thirty seconds
Direct video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1RxuvfIwCo
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is determined to
drive down these risks, and the Stand By Your Pan video and message
is being used across Kent, Medway and other fire and rescue
services nationally to get the message across.
Our Tammy Wynette-inspired video tells the
story of a man’s return home after a night out with friends, and
how his hunger pangs lead him to dice with death, before being
saved by ‘fire angels’.
Head of Community Safety Stuart Skilton
explained: “Unfortunately, ‘fire angels’ don’t actually exist - if
you’re asleep and a fire breaks out, you’re in serious trouble.
Just a couple of breaths of fire smoke can be enough to knock you
completely unconscious.
“Combine these elements with the effects of
alcohol and the chances of escaping from the smoke and flames
diminish significantly.
“Drink affects people mentally and physically,
increasing their likelihood of having a fire and slowing their
reaction times when one breaks out. Survival is dependent on early
detection – which means working smoke alarms.”