What are the self-rescue methods for high-rise fires

In recent years, with the continuous progress of society, our country's economy has also developed better and better. And because of this, every city is constantly building high-rise buildings, and the number and height are continuously increasing. Inside these high-rise buildings there are all kinds of human flows and routes intersecting, and as they get taller, the risk of fire is also increasing. So here are some self-help methods for high-rise fires:

Steps/Methods

1. Use a quilt to protect yourself. Cover yourself with a wet quilt (or blanket, cotton coat), determine the escape route, and rush through the fire as quickly as possible to a safe area, but never use a plastic raincoat for protection.

9 ways to escape a high-rise building fire

2. Cover your nose with a towel. Fire smoke is characterized by high temperature and high toxicity. Its spreading speed is 4-8 times the speed of a person running. If inhaled, it can easily cause respiratory burns, poisoning or suffocation. Therefore, during evacuation, you should cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel and hold your breath to cool down and filter it.

9 ways to escape a high-rise building fire

3. Crawling method. Since smoke mostly gathers in the upper space when a fire occurs, you should try to crawl (or bend over) as close to the ground as possible during the escape process.

4 Rope self-rescue method. If you have a rope at home, you can tie one end of it directly to the door, window frame or heavy object, and climb up along the other end. In this process, you should pay attention to using your hands and feet, and try to protect your hands with gloves or towels to prevent them from slipping out of your hands or getting scratched when sliding down.

5. Pipeline sliding method. When there are vertical pipelines such as downpipes, electric poles, and lightning rod leads on the exterior wall or balcony of a building, you can use them to slide down to the ground. At the same time, you should be careful not to have too many people sliding down at one time to prevent people from falling due to damage to the pipelines during escape.

6. Climbing to avoid fire. Escape the fire by climbing onto the outer edges of balconies and windowsills and onto protruding structures such as scaffolding and awnings around the building.

7 Bathroom evacuation methods. When there is really no way to escape, you can use the bathroom for shelter. Stuff the door gap with a towel, pour water on the ground to cool down, or lie in a bathtub full of water to take shelter. But never take refuge under the bed, in the attic, in the closet, etc., because these places contain many flammable materials or smoke easily accumulates.

8. How to call for help in a fire. First of all, it is more effective to call for help while lying down than standing. First, it can spread the sound around, and second, it can prevent the harm of thick smoke so that people will not be choked and unable to call for help. Secondly, if the sound is really difficult to be heard, you can wave bright clothes, towels, etc. during the day, and use burning objects, flashlights and other luminous objects at night to convey a distress signal to attract the attention of rescuers.

9 Facility Evacuation Law. If you are in the upper part of a high-rise building and do not have time to go downstairs to escape, you should mainly rely on its own refuge facilities and refuge structures to escape. Refuge facilities are an important part of the safe evacuation of high-rise buildings, the main ones of which are refuge floors and refuge rooms. Our country stipulates that for public buildings with a height of more than 100 meters, a refuge floor should be set up every 15 floors. At the same time, refuge rooms should also be set up on each floor. They must meet fire prevention and safety requirements and be equipped with special equipment such as fire telephone lines, emergency lighting, smoke prevention facilities and fire hydrants.

Precautions

If you encounter a fire, you must remain calm. If a fire is discovered at the beginning, it can be put out while the fire is still small using daily fire-fighting methods such as fire extinguishers and tap water, but you must choose the right fire-fighting method for different fire situations. If the fire has already taken shape, you should decisively give up fighting the fire, quickly determine the danger zone and the safe zone, and decide on an escape method.

I hope everyone can take a good look at these contents about self-rescue methods in high-rise fires, although many friends feel that there is no need to understand them. But these are basic common sense, and there is no harm in understanding them if you haven't encountered them before. At the same time, I would like to remind everyone that you must remain calm when encountering a fire. It is not good to panic.