"Your Guide to Earthquake Safety"

Point of early fire fighting

Some fires occur by earthquake.
The main damage by fire is the skin burn, the death by poisoning gas, and the difficulty in breathing which is caused by the injury of the respiratory track and the lungs by the hot smoke and deficiency of oxygen.

But we can put out the fire if it is small.
We should fight the fire before it spreads.

How to use a fire extinguisher, the three steps

When you use the fire extinguisher, after approaching the fire you 1) pull out the safety pin , 2) turn the house to the fire, and 3) grasp firmly the lever, which is usually very hard at first.

The fire extinguisher is as heavy as you expected, then you may not able to hold it when you use.

We recommend you to experience the fire fighting at a disaster prevention center or a fire station.