FIRE M Y T H S
Hello,
Understanding fire myths can help save lives.
For your family's safety. . .
1. Install the right size and type of fire extinguisher,
2. Replace all ionisation alarms with photoelectrics, and
3. Warn your friends and family about ionization alarms.
Thanks kindly.
Adrian Butler
World Fire Safety Foundation
Co-Chairman, Former FireFighter
Forest Hill, Lockyer Valley
Queensland 4342, AUSTRALIA
Adrian Butler - Former Full-Time FireFighter
Exposing Ionisation Smoke Alarms
Film Maker, Software Developer - QLD Australia, Dec 2009
Fire Myth 1
"We Don't Need Smoke Alarms - We've Got Plenty of Exits!"
42 seconds
Fire Myth 2
"I'm OK - the Fire Brigade is Just Around the Corner!"
27 seconds
Fire Myth 3
"We Don't Need a Fire Extinguisher - We've Got a Hose!"
38 seconds
Fire Myth 4
"I'm Only Renting!"
44 seconds
Fire Myth 5
"My Extinguisher's Fine - I've Tested it!"
51 seconds
Fire Myth 6
"Safety Cut-Off Switches Stop Fires!"
49 seconds
Fire Myth 7
"I Don't Need Smoke Alarms - I'm Going to Smell the Smoke!"
32 seconds
Fire Myth 8
"I don't Need an Extinguisher - I've Got Smoke Alarms!"
39 seconds
Fire Myth9
"We're Really Careful - We Don't Need Smoke Alarms!"
32 seconds
Fire Myth 10
"It Can Never Happen to Me!"
59 seconds
Myth 10's video footage is
from the WFSF's documentary,
'STOP The Children Burning',
the catylist behind
Queensland's Smoke Alarm Legistion
STOP The Children Burning
WFSF Documentary | Released Oct 2004 - Updated Dec 2011 | 47 minutes
The Alarming Truth
Behind
STOP The Children Burning
(for firefighters, lawyers and journalists)
The "Absolute Myth"
For Firefighters and Fire Officials
"To say that they (ionisation and photoelectric smoke alarms) are equal and good for different circumstances is to me a fallacy, an absolute myth."
Commissioner Mullin's (Australia and New Zealand's most senior fire official) testimony to the Australian
Senate Smoke Alarm Inquiry | Canberra, Dec 2015
Extract: Hansard - Page 4, Para 8
FRNSW Commissioner
Greg Mullins AO AFSM
Commissioner (2003-2017)
President AFAC (2013-2016)
Greg Mullin's Book
A must-read for
every firefighter
MORE > > >
World Fire Safety Foundation's Myth-Busting 'Aquarium Test'
"My smoke alarm's fine, it goes off when I'm cooking!"
"My smoke alarm's fine, it's hard-wired!"
See how Ionisation alarms go off when cooking, yet often fail in the early, smoldering stage of fatal fires.
Common Smoke Alarm Myths Explained
For Firefighters & Fire Officials
