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Fire
is FAST!
- There is little time!
In
less than 30 seconds, a small flame can get completely
out of control and become a major fire. It only
takes minutes for thick black smoke to fill a
house. There is only time to escape.
Fire
is HOT! - Heat is more dangerous than flames!
A fire's heat alone can kill. Room temperatures
in a fire can be 100 degrees at floor level and
rise to 600 degrees at eye level. Inhaling this
super hot air will scorch your lungs.
Fire
is DARK! - Fire isn't bright, it's pitch
black.
Fire starts bright, but quickly produces black
smoke and complete darkness. If you wake up to
a fire you may be blinded, disoriented and unable
to find your way around the home you've lived
in for years.
Fire
is DEADLY! - Smoke and toxic gases kill
more people than flames do.
Fire uses up the oxygen you need and produces
smoke and poisonous gases that kill. Breathing
even small amounts of smoke and toxic gases can
make you drowsy, disoriented and short of breath.
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