Well that’s kinda fucking horrifying. Guess imma drop some knowledge rn:
Stop, drop, and roll works best for fires that DON’T use accelerants. This is because it STARVES THE FIRE OF OXYGEN. And we all know oxygen is part of that nifty triad for making burny burny hot flames. Anything that burns hot, like oil, is a nightmare at the best of times, when you’re on fire, it eats your skin and dries it out. That makes it a bad idea to stretch it and cause further damage by rolling. If you have no other CHOICE tho, SDR can be the difference between life and death.
If you’re trapped in a house by a fire, turn on a fucking tap and/or soak something you can throw over yourself. This gives you the chance to NOT ROAST TO DEATH. We like not roasting to death. Also, it’s harder for something wet to burn (I know, and water is wet too, I get this is Obvious™ to you but it’s not to others so shut up). A duvet that’s wrapped around you and sopping wet is a good method of getting out of the house because it’s a buffer between you and the burny hot murder flames. Buffers are good.
When it comes to a vehicle that’s caught fire, you definitely wanna get the fuck outta dodge ASAP. Forget getting your house keys, forget trying to parallel park, forget grabbing your favourite mask with the cute dog print on it. You get the fuck out of the car IMMEDIATELY (yeah, having to point this out is Necessary, believe me).
Any fire plan for a home should include multiple ingress and egress points (how to get in and how to get the fuck out) as well as information of where the necessary fire equipment is. A fire extinguisher or fire blanket in the kitchen, which door is most fire resistant, etc. If you don’t know any of that shit, find out. If your parents don’t know any of that shit then use the following:
Fire blankets can be bought. You might need to order online but you can get them and they do come in a variety of types. Kitchen ones are for oil and electrical fires usually.
Fire extinguishers come in different sizes and can also be bought. Best options are foam and co2. Foam is excellent for electrical fires, co2 for literally anything else you might find in the house. Have one for each level of your home. Seriously.
General rule of thumb is that the thicker the wooden door, the longer it’s gonna last against flames. Depending on if the door has a lacker/varnish finish of course. Fire doors are usually 4cm thick or more (in the UK) and give you up to an hour. Break that down and that means you get maybe 20-25 minutes per cm. This doesn’t translate perfectly to a 2cm door of course, but it can give you an estimate of which room might have the best door for avoiding becoming roast person.
I really wasn’t kidding about shoving your mattress out your window for escape by the way. It’s a totally legit way of Not Dying.
If you’re trapped upstairs by the flames and you can’t get to any windows, stay low to the ground, cover your mouth with something, and try to get to water. The shower can be very good for not getting dead. Soak yourself, your clothes etc.
The thing that kills people isn’t the flames usually. It’s the smoke. Stay low. Cover your mouth. Flames like to climb, not spread across the ground. Smoke likes to be high. Avoid both and you might survive.
Orange flames are a cooler temperature than pure white. Don’t try and escape through white flames. Also, don’t throw water on them. The water droplets literally can explode from the rapid temperature change and change from a liquid to a gas. You do not want to have mini gas explosions in your face as you’re trying to escape. That’s just adding a layer of agony to the already agonising near-death experience.
These are generalised tips and advice that I learnt over the years of having a step-dad who was a fire safety expert for firefighters, police, and major industrial companies. Take them on board, please.
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