Sunog!

[jarx]

Daming nasusunog na mga bahay sa balita. Meron ba kayong alam na seminar/training tungkol sa pag iwas sa sunog?

Salamat!

[theveed]

Common sense naman ang prevention eh, but if it does happen, depending on the type of house you have, the accessibility of fire extiguishers and firemen will dictate whether you lose some stuff or everything is gone....

If you want peace of mind, get fire insurance...

[RedHorse]

thanks.. di pala na-renew last year..

[oldblue]

Daming nasusunog na mga bahay sa balita. Meron ba kayong alam na seminar/training tungkol sa pag iwas sa sunog?

Salamat!

usually pag may malapit na kadikit na house.

- kung may wall in between dapat naka-firewall

- kung wala or kung meron din, dapat yun ceiling sa gilid naka hardiflex or gympsum board material.

yun bubong kahit yero dapat pinturado ng fire-proof type of paint from what I can recall. para kahit may maghagis ng sawa sa bubong nyo, maiwasan.

- and last but not least, iwasan ang abubot sa house. mga kahon ng appliance computers etc... pagkain sa sunog yun.


ngaun kung internal problem naman like faulty wiring, medyo hirap detect yan lalo na kung luma na. pero usually this can prevented kung naka-enclose sa metal tubing ang mga wires and the ceilings are made of gympsum or hardiflex material.

[oldblue]

and also I forgot, buy at least two fire extinguishers. one located near the gas tank area. and one located near the electrical breaker area.

[OTEP]

Ok din mag-invest sa smoke alarm. '96 pa yung mga alarm namin (First Alert) pero wala pang bumibigay. Just change the 9V batteries when it starts beeping slowly. Nasa box naman kung saan ka dapat maglagay ng smoke alarm (as per U.S. building codes).

Minsan promo pa sila. Either makakamura ka sa maramihan or may kasamang fire extinguisher. Meron ding gas leak at carbon monoxide detector ang First Alert. Kamukha din ng smoke detector ang hitsura. Yung gas leak pang-kusina, yung carbon monoxide pang-garahe.

Turuan mo din mag-handle ng fire situation ang mga kasambahay mo kasi minsan sila lang naiiwan sabahay. Turuan mo gumamit ng fire equipment, tumawag sa bombero, etc.

BFP nagbibigay ng seminar paminsan minsan. Try mo sila tawagan kung saan ang mga schedule nila at baka pwede kang makisabay. Nung highschool ako nagpunta sila sa school and nag-demo pa.

[pup2]

usually pag may malapit na kadikit na house.

- kung may wall in between dapat naka-firewall

- kung wala or kung meron din, dapat yun ceiling sa gilid naka hardiflex or gympsum board material.

yun bubong kahit yero dapat pinturado ng fire-proof type of paint from what I can recall. para kahit may maghagis ng sawa sa bubong nyo, maiwasan.

- and last but not least, iwasan ang abubot sa house. mga kahon ng appliance computers etc... pagkain sa sunog yun.


ngaun kung internal problem naman like faulty wiring, medyo hirap detect yan lalo na kung luma na. pero usually this can prevented kung naka-enclose sa metal tubing ang mga wires and the ceilings are made of gympsum or hardiflex material.

This once almost happened to us! Kinain ng daga yung wires and it caused a short. Namatay yung breaker pero siyempre binuhay uli namin. Nung 2nd time na pina-check ko sa electrician yung buong linya at nakitang tunaw na a large portion of the wiring and the rest was exposed due to the rat bites! Mabuti hindi nagtuloy yung apoy and I insisted na i-check yung buong line and not just the panel.

Parang mabigat naman kung steel tube yung pangbalot after kasi mabigat. Tsaka wooden yung roof structure nung house kaya di ko mapagawang hardiflex without major cost kaya binalot na lang ng 'royal tube' (whatever that is -- the orange thingy) yung wiring.

Sana kung hardiflex. na-try ko na yan -- talagang hindi siya nasusunog. Now I always use it for new kisame requirements.

[slip-slick]

and also I forgot, buy at least two fire extinguishers. one located near the gas tank area. and one located near the electrical breaker area.

this is not a good idea.. if a fire did break out, and the fire exitinguishers are located near the source of fire, you might not be able to reach the firex to use them. put them where they can be easily reached.

[jarx]

Salamat sa mga payo

[mazdamazda]

pwede ding sand na nasa balde...

[BlueBimmer]

last saturday before 12am nasunong isang warehouse namin na nasa baba ng chinese mason association, grabe ubos lahat. luma na rin kasi ang building na yun. grabe ang init pati ang electic post na nasa labas ng gate nag-apoy ang dulo at umusok.

[badkuk]

most of the fires being reported on tv tend to blame "faulty electrical wiring" as the culprit. ewan ko lang kung totoo o bola lang.


muntik kaming masunugan on two occassions: the first was when the flames jumped over the frying pan over the stove. problem was, the immediate area above the stove was saturated in cooking oil/grease so it caught fire din. luckily we were able to control it with wet towels.


ung second naman, we left a very old electric fan plugged in, and was set to the '2' setting. problem was the blades weren't spinning. the motor overheated and burned the plastic casing. good thing the neighboring couch didn't catch on fire. ganun din, wet towels/ throw rugs ginamit namin to douse the fire(after unplugging it of course) kaya every night nagpapatrol na kami sa la for plugged in appliances B)

[niky]

Our house burned once due to an electric fan... it's really dangerous to keep electric fans around once they've started to drag.

Lesson learned for my sis, I guess. What's really bad about it is that I went on a buying spree and got them all fire extinguishers, but by the time they found out the fire had started, it was too strong to be put out with handhelds.

[mbeige]

I think, that's why other countries have 110V at the outlets instead of 220V like in Manila.

That, combined with poor craftsmanship and fewer equipment to deal with it when it happens (smoke alarms, emergency vehicle response time, etc), will cause more losses.

In our neighborhood where the HOA (home owner's association) doesn't really provide adequate service, we've agreed with nearby homes that should something happen to another house, they will attempt to contact the residents in the house with the suspected event (fire/break in/etc).

[OTEP]

Sir mbeige,

The U.S. is 110V because they were one of the first with electric utilities. 220V is a better system. However, it would be too costly to reconfigure all the infrastructure already. Hence, the U.S. stuck with 110V.

Late na kasi nagkakuryente sa Pinas. hahahaha.

[pup2]

I have very important news regarding electric fans. Dati I noticed that the 1st time new fans stop working, parang hindi naman nag-iinit. Then one day I went to the store and bought a KDK -- one of the most expensive fans since according to the Sales Rep, it had a thermal fuse, among other pluses.

Being the mythbuster that I am. I interviewed several electricians and even opened up some fans that were still working.

The conclusion I got was this: MOST new fans have a thermal fuse designed to break the circuit when overheating. When we bring in the fans for repair/rewind, this thermal fuse is not re-attached (presumably since it's extra cost for the repair guy). Thus, older fans that are very old or newer fans that have already been repaired are VERY prone to overheating.

I've since had fuses on all my fans re-attached by a trusted electrician and true enough, NONE of them had their fuses intact.

You get my drift.

PS -- the darn thing costs less than 30 bucks per (may tubo pa yun).

[slip-slick]

its not enough that you have fire extinguishers, you must also make sure your family members know how to use them. i was a safety engineer, and part of my departments scope is to train people in handling fire extinguishers. you'd be surpised as to the number of ways people MIShandle fire extinguishers.

if you're company offers safety programs, i suggest you take advantage and learn. then you can teach your family members as well.

[larshell]

Daming nasusunog na mga bahay sa balita. Meron ba kayong alam na seminar/training tungkol sa pag iwas sa sunog?

Salamat!

Having a fire extinguisher is like having a gun in your home. All family member's should know how to use it. You have to teach even your 5 year old child. Pati si yaya kelangan alam din gamitin yong fire extinguisher. Hindi kasli yong Gun sa i tuturo mo kay yaya. BTW Local fire department conduct a fire safety seminar w/ certificate pa. If you have time pwede ka mag inquire sa local fire department nyo,hindi naman kamahalan lalo na kung hindi naman pang business. Worth it ito bro.

[zero]

kami madalas wala sa bahay, kaya pina-insured na lang namin in case kung ano ang mangyari. P1,203.65 ang premium for P1M sa GTS Insurance but i had it insured for P2M na.

[leinahtan]

The key is periodical maintenance, inspection, knowledge of extinguishing fire of any types, and having the right fire fighting appliances, equipment and safety devices. Safety first.