How do firefighters rescue themselves when trapped in a fire?

How to save yourself when trapped in a fire? Let’s take a look at what the editor has to share today.

1. Smoke prevention: Preventing smoke poisoning and suffocation when trapped is the first step in self-rescue. The main method is to cover your nose and mouth with a wet towel and breathe. If you can't find a wet towel, you can use clothes or other cotton products soaked in it instead. In the absence of water, urine can also be used as an emergency.

2. Heat protection: Wet all the clothes on your body with water, or soak the quilt and wrap it around you. If your body is on fire but there is no water source, do not pat it with your hands, just put it on the spot. Roll until the fire on your body is extinguished.

3. Escape: The specific escape method depends on the building structure and the fire scene conditions.

① Use balconies and windows to escape: Use a rope or tear sheets to form a rope and slide down to the balcony on the lower floor, and then escape from the balcony or window on the lower floor into a room that is not on fire.

② Use sewer pipes to escape: Sewer pipes are generally built between the balcony and the window. If the sewer pipe is relatively strong, you can climb to the sewer pipe, and then follow the sewer pipe to a safe place.

③Find the right fire shelter: If you are unable to break out, you should try to escape to a space with no combustibles and water sources such as bathrooms and toilets. Immediately close the doors and windows after entering, turn on the faucet, tear off your clothes and soak them Block gaps in doors and windows to prevent smoke from entering, and don't hide under beds or in closets.

④Choose the correct method of jumping off the building: If the situation is very critical and your life will be in danger if you do not jump off the building, you should hold some soft items such as quilts and sofa cushions and choose to go to the asbestos tile carport downstairs. , flower beds, grasslands, pools, rivers or trees with leafy branches to jump to slow down the impact. When jumping with bare hands, you should hold your head with both hands and bend your body into a ball.

The above is what the editor shared today, I hope it can help everyone.