Stop/Drop/Roll fire safety campagin

Stop , Drop and Roll fire safety campaign by the National Fire Protection Agency

Abstract

The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA ) is basically a United States of America organization in liaison with a few international members charged with the responsibility of creating and ensuring that minimum standards of fire prevention and suppression functions or activities and trainings on fire safety are enforced

This organization was initiated in 1896 , with its initial members being only insurance companies , today NFPA , Has got representatives from basically the entire society , this has been necessitated with

the ever growing economies and the fact that fire related incidences are no longer preserve for the insurance industry alone but all that it affects both directly and indirectly

In to leave up to its responsibilities NFPA , launched a campaign that was meant to educate the public and specifically children on how to handle situations where they are faced with fire accidents /when their clothes catches fire dubbed Stop , drop and roll . This campaign was to reduce the incidences of fire accidents on the target audience as well as increase awareness on the same . In to achieve the above the organization did partner with other stakeholders in that are concerned with the same issues (fire safety )in to drive the message home NFPA , Developed educational materials that were used in the training and educating students on how to take precautionary measures against fire as well as the STOP , DROP , and ROLL campaign , as well as training scouts and girl guides who are best positioned to assist fellow students master the skills of the Stop , drop and roll campaign as well as assist casualties in the community

Introduction

Safety is basically paramount and a major concern in our day to day lives since a single day that each person lives is actually made up of many activities that in themselves act as hazards and threats to the human life . In the modern world where most accidents that occur in the industries , in school or at home where many think is more safer are being caused by fire or fire related , more and more importance is now being to establishing ways and means by which such accidents that are fire related can be prevented or reduced

In to achieve the above goal the National Fire Protection Agency did start a campaign to help educate the public on ways and means in which they can avoid and help themselves out when their clothes catch fire , dubbed , STOP ,DROP and ROLL campaign . This campaign was deemed fit due to the fact that more and more people did not know how to react or what to do when their clothes catch fire and also due to the fact most clothes that people put on are generally inflammable and can easily catch fire , but the question that lingers in everyone 's mind is what 's next after your clothes have caught fire ? This thus seeks to provide an answer , Stop...