Mt. Lebanon Fire Department Fire Prevention Division Fire Saftey Curriculum

Lesson Plan 6.2

Objectives:
The student will understand the nature of a hostile fire burning within a building.

The students will be able to identify actions to take in a burning building to improve survival chances.

Time:
40 Minutes

Materials Needed:
VCR/16 MM Projector
Screen
Chalkboard
Video/Film - "Firepower"

Activity: Approx. Time:

1. Review homework assignment from Lesson 6.1. Have several students with different home types of layouts describe for the class the placement of their detectors on each floor. Review detector testing methods. 5 Minutes
   
   
2. Discuss nature of today's lesson. How the fire determines what actions we may or may not be able to take. How a better understanding of fire behavior in a building will improve our chances of making the right decisions. 5 Minutes
   
   
3. Show film - "Firepower". 18 Minutes
   
   
4. Discuss lessons learned from film. Fire moves and grows very rapidly. Fire products always rise first and then fill rooms from the top down. The room will be layered with the hottest, smokiest and most poisonous layer at the top and the coolest, clearest, least poisonous air at the bottom. 7 Minutes
   
   
5. Discuss actions to take to escape the fire.
   1. Evacuate downward if possible.
   2. Stay low.
   3. Put barriers between you and fire.
      
      Explain how getting low will keep the person underneath the smoke and heat. Explain how the fire is trying to go upward so we should attempt to evacuate downward to get below it. Explain how doors will protect from the smoke and heat for a period of time. 5 Minutes

Evaluation:
Participation in class activities and discussion.
Fire Prevention Test.