Fires are dangerous, tragic and destructive. Apart from destroying property and reducing them to ashes, they can take lives too.

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Therefore, fires should be managed properly in case of break out to reduce their effect mostly on the human life.

In case of an outbreak, here are some guidelines to keep yourself safe.

Put off the alarms

If you are in a school or a building that has alarms, it is good to put off the alarms in order to call for help from members of the public or any other interested parties. However, if you are in a place with no alarms, then it is better to alert people by screaming and let them know that something is wrong.

Apart from alerting the people to come and help put off the fire, this also helps to alert your neighbors to evacuate the area or save some of their things before the fire reaches their place.

This is also very effective in the event that you are trapped in the facility as knowing your exact location becomes easy and you are rescued early enough.

Get out through fire exits and into the fire assembly points

This applies to big buildings with fire assembly points. However, this simply means that you can use any safe way to get out of the location including hall ways, windows and back doors.The fire assembly point is any safe place to go as you let the fire fighters put off the fire while you calculate your next move.

Call the fire fighters

Once safe, you can now call the fire fighters.They are trained on fire management and always ready for the job. It is not advisable to go back into the house to save your stuff as you might burn, choke to death or be hit by falling objects especially roofing materials like wood and ceiling boards.

Evaluate the destruction

After the fire has been put off and there are no more hot pieces of wood or smoke, then it is time to evaluate the destruction. It is now time to not what was completely burnt, partially burnt or not burnt so as to plan your next move. It is also time to know whether you can still stay in the house or seek refuge from friends and relatives.