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RED ALERT - PREVENTION

How does fire start? ACTIVITY
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Here are some of the main causes of accidental dwelling fires in Great Britain. Write your list
Place them in order starting with the one that causes the most fires. of fire causes here:

Electrical GET APPLIANCES Electrical
Distribution SERVICED ANNUALLY Appliances 1.______________________________________

2.______________________________________
NEVER
LEAVE UNATTENDED
3.______________________________________
Cooking Candles
Appliances
WORN FLEXES MUST BE 4.______________________________________
REPLACED, NOT TAPED

5.______________________________________

ENSURE CIGARETTE ENDS
Smokers’ ARE THOROUGHLY Space Heating 6.______________________________________
Materials EXTINGUISHED AND Appliances
DISPOSED OF 7.______________________________________

8.______________________________________
KEEP AWAY FROM
FURNITURE, CHILDREN AND
Matches DRYING CLOTHES Lighters 8. Lighters cause 250 fires a year. 7. Matches cause 300 fires a year. 6. Candles cause 1,000 fires a year.

USE FIRE GUARDS WHEN a year. 5. Space Heating Appliances cause 1,600 fires 4. Smokers Materials cause 3,000 fires a year.
ROOM IS EMPTY OR WHEN 3. Electrical Distribution causes 4,000 fires a year.
CHILDREN ARE AROUND 2. Electrical Appliances cause 5,000 fires a year. 1. Cooking Appliances cause 20,000 fires a year. ANSWERS:

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