Fire Safety and Extinguisher Quiz

What is the first step in operating a fire extinguisher?

• Aim at the base of the fire

• Pull the pin

• Squeeze the handle

• Sweep side to side

What should you do immediately after hearing a fire alarm in your school?

• Continue working

• Evacuate the building

• Hide under your desk

• Call the fire department

What does the acronym PASS stand for in fire extinguisher operation?

• Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

• Push, Alert, Spray, Stop

• Pull, Alert, Squeeze, Sweep

• Push, Aim, Spray, Sweep

What is the main purpose of an emergency evacuation plan?

• To save property

• To ensure everyone's safety

• To practice fire drills

• To call emergency services

If you encounter a fire in a kitchen that is BIGGER than the size of a wastebasket, you should

• Use an "ABC" fire extinguisher

• Evacuate

• Use a "D" fire extinguisher

• Use a "K" fire extinguisher

During a fire drill, you notice smoke blocking your usual exit. What should you do?

• Go back to your classroom

• Find an alternative exit

• Wait for help

• Try to run through the smoke

Why is it important to aim the nozzle at the base of the fire when using a fire extinguisher?

• To avoid damaging property

• To extinguish the source of the flames

• To make the extinguisher last longer

• To avoid inhaling smoke

What are the 3 things that need to exist for fire to occur?

• Oxygen, fuel, and heat

• Carbon monoxide, fuel, and heat

• Carbon dioxide, fuel, and a spark of some kind

• Hydrogen, gasoline and electricity

We now have less time to exit our houses if a fire were to occur - about 2-3 minutes. Why is this?

• Too many people are sleeping through their alarms

• People have more things and thus more clutter

• Synthetic materials burn faster and cause more toxic fumes

• People are more out of shape and can't run as fast

What does RACE stand for?

• Run, Alarm, Call for help, and Extinguish/Evacuate

• Register, Alarm, Confine, and Extinguish/Evacuate

• Roll call, Alarm, Confine, and Extinguish/Evacuate

• Rescue, Alarm, Confine and Extinguish/Evacuate