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Fire Safety
Laura Escalante
Miriam Barquera
Ivan Morales
Chad Jones
Fire safety
Stop, drop and
roll!
Cartoon Fire
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History
• Iroquois Theatre Fire
• On December 30, 1903, a fire occurred during a musical matinee.
The play’s scenery consisted of many canvas backdrops decorated
in highly flammable oil paints, and when a hot stage light ignited a
velvet curtain the backdrops soon went up in flames.
What could’ve prevented it…
• There were no fire sprinklers, for the stage and the
stage’s fire curtain did not close properly to contain the
fire. In addition, there was no emergency lighting, the
stage’s smoke and heat vents were not functional and
many exit doors were either locked or did not swing in
the direction of travel.
Fire Safety Equipment and
Procedures
• Fire curtain: automatic fire-proof
barrier that closes off the stage space
from the seating area in a proscenium
theatre in the event of a fire.
• Fire doors: fireproof doors that either
automatically close when fire alarm is
triggered, or remain closed except when
a person is entering or exiting.
• Emergency Stairs: Stairways inside
the building intended for use in the
event of an evacuation.
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• Fire hoses: Full size fire hoses
permanently installed in key
locations and fed by city water
supply or standpipe.
• Automatic sprinklers: Devices that
automatically open during a fire to
spray water on the affected part
of the building.
• Fire escapes: Structure added to
the outside of a building to allow
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Flame treatment for scenery or
costumes means of rendering material
fire-proof or flame resistant.
Fire plan: Plan of action and
evacuation in the event of a fire.
• Fire exits: (usually with fire doors) an
exit from the space clearly marked to
be an unobstructed path out of the
theatre/building.
• Fire extinguishers: portable tanks
(usually pressurized) containing a
substance capable of extinguishing a
small fire. Rated by type of fire they
are capable of extinguishing.
• Fire lanes: Areas set aside to always be
clear for emergency vehicles and
equipment.
Why is it so important that we service our fire
extinguisher equipment?
Maintenance of your fire equipment is absolutely essential for the safety of
life and property. Your fire equipment could sit its whole life without being
used, but when you need to use it, it will be for the purpose of saving life and
property so don’t take a gamble