Fire Safety In Your Home

Name: Fire Safety In Your Home
Rating: 4.7 (13 reviews)

Protect Your Home From Fire.

Highest Rated

Created byBill Sharp

Last updated 8/2021

English

What you'll learn

This course will take you step-by-step through a Fire Safety Checklist, inside and outside your home
Checking for potential fire hazard's
Things you can do to rectify a potential hazard
Developing a good fire escape plan

Course content

1 section • 14 lectures • 3h 54m total length

Introduction1:37
Learn how to reduce home fire risk through education and practice using the home fire safety inspection checklist, guided by Bill Sharpe, a veteran home inspector with extensive housing experience.
Outside the Home19:32
Examine exterior home safety essentials, including GFCI protected outdoor outlets, proper barbecue grill placement, safe handling of propane and fuel tanks, rubbish and burning-pit hazards, and lightning protection.
Garage19:45
Assess garage fire risks by inspecting door separation, proper sheetrock barriers, and safe storage of fuels; ensure gas piping, water heater placement, and GFCI outlets meet safety.
Smoke Alarms20:14
Learn to install, interconnect, and test smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, including ionization and photoelectric options, ten-year batteries, and recall awareness, for safer homes.
General Home Fire Escape Plan27:01
Develop and practice a home fire escape plan with two exits. Draw floor plans, note primary and secondary exits, designate a meeting place, and rehearse twice yearly.
House Numbers, Escape Windows25:55
Display curb house numbers for easy visibility, ensure escape windows meet safety sizes, and use quick-release security bars; include carbon monoxide alarms on every level and consider sprinklers for protection.
Kitchen17:47
Learn kitchen fire safety by removing burnables from the stove area, unplugging small appliances, and using a fire extinguisher with PASS to prevent grease fires.
Family Room12:46
Learn to safely use and maintain fireplaces with proper screen and hearth, and distinguish masonry from prefab doors. Follow three feet clearance rules, schedule annual inspections, and keep chimneys clean.
Bedrooms19:34
This lesson emphasizes bedroom fire safety, two means of egress, and rehearsed escape plans. It highlights ground-floor window 720 square inches and second-floor 821 square inches as required openings.
Basement14:12
Inspect the basement workshop for fire hazards, keep three feet from furnaces and water heaters, and set the water heater to 120 degrees with annual TPV checks.
Stair Safety6:33
Install a proper handrail and reliable lighting at the top and bottom of stairs. Maintain uniform tread depths and risers, consistent nosing, and 36-inch wide stairs with safe landings.
Electrical-122:15
Learn how to inspect home electrical safety, including GFCI protection, receptacle testing, safe wiring and panels, and proper use of extension cords in bathrooms, kitchens, garages, and outdoors.
Electrical-216:23
Discover how arc fault circuit interrupters protect homes by detecting dangerous arcing and quickly shutting off power. Learn steps to upgrade older homes and improve electrical fire safety.
Summary10:42
Design and practice a home fire escape plan with two means of egress per room, install smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and extinguishers, and rehearse annually.

Requirements

We all have seen news broadcasts of house and apartment fires. We all have empathy with those who have been injured, died, or had property loss.
What will you do if a fire breaks out where you live?

Description

Sleep Tight Tonight Knowing Your Home is Safe From Fire

Love Where You Live

Most of us never think that we will ever experience a house fire. So please, don't wait until a disaster happens in your home. Educate yourself on what to do.

This course is comprised of 14 lectures lasting approximately 4 hours.

We are going to cover everything in your dwelling that will help you discover any fire safety problems and what to do about them. We will teach you how to check all your fire equipment and most importantly new equipment for your evaluation.

We're going to cover things outside your home and everything from the kitchen to the basement, from smokers to candles, barbecue pits to bedrooms, electrical to water heaters. It will be a room by room inspection utilizing the fire inspection checklist. Having the correct information and equipped with the tools necessary to inspect your home, set it escape plan and protect your family, is one of the most important things that you could do. Four hours may seem to be a long time but trust me what you will learn is imperative to keep you and your family safe, save money on minor mishaps and be less dependent on insurance.

So let's get started and word the stuff you'll need to know.

This is not a boring class. I am not a boring instructor. You will learn through video, photos and other techniques everything to accomplish this objective.

You definitely will be glad you took this course for the safety of you and your loved ones.

Who this course is for:

All of us live in some form of shelter. We should take an active part in making our homes SAFE.