AIR RAID HINTS
IN A BURNING HOUSE So. 13 ]i Is possible that In an air rail you-, may be called upon to eater, a banting house jut ordtr to rescue occupants. The following arc general n-'Uss: —if the • house' is two-? tor eyed, start vote search at the top and vk ork downward, eaiefing* if possible through, M'- upstairswindow.
It is really dangerous to open a.door;, if. ihe panels are hot, especially'-ona-aii j: i" . >ui 1 iin it< hallway. Work fcltroygh a. window instead ar-i avoid burning passages'and stairways; _ If it is. necessary to enter a, baraisig - room or parage through a door which opens toward you, brace yourself to control its sfing against the p*e»sure o£ hot gases within. Use the door as a • shield against 'tbfe: outrush of flame and smoke, then drop to your knees and crawl in, keeping close to the walls. There "is always fresh air • vast to the floor,' '■ "'--.'v' • . : Make it a: rule to close doors and windows behind you, in order to reduce the supply of air to the fire. To escape from an upstairs window, sit on 'the'sill, turn round, lower your-, self to the full extent of your arms and drop with knees bent.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24249, 15 April 1942, Page 6
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