1. Advise the Fire Service (112)
2. Check on possible escape routes
3. Keep calm
4. Try to put out the fire BUT only if it is small and can be controlled
5. To abandon a place which is on fire and there is smoke, crawl along the ground
6. Don’t use lifts as a method of evacuation
7. If your clothes are on fire, don´t run. Fall on the ground and roll yourself around
8. Trip the main electricity switch and cut off the gas
9. If you try to put the fire out, make sure that you are between the fire and your escape route
In case you cannot evacuate because of fire or smoke:
1. Close yourself in a room
2. Close off any gaps in the doorway with rags or fabrics, preferably damp in order to avoid ingress of smoke.
3. Make yourself seen at the window and call for help.
4. Educate youngsters in the house about this type of building and don’t stop watching their actions, it can save a life.