a. Stoves are dangerous
b. Cooking is left unattended
c. Children knock things over
d. Smoke alarms are not in kitchens
2. The best way to control a fire in a pan on a stove is to:
a. Use your garden hose to spray it out
b. Fan it with a towel until it goes out
c. Carry the flaming pan to the nearest trash can
d. Smother it with a lid that fits the pan
3. Microwave oven fires can be put out by:
a. Keeping the door closed and unplugging or cutting off power to the oven
b. Carrying the entire oven outside
c. Opening the oven door and filling the oven with water
d. Doing nothing, microwave ovens are self-extinguishing
4. Candles are dangerous because:
a. The smell puts people to sleep
b. Hot wax will catch things on fire
c. People leave them unattended or fall asleep and the candle burns down, igniting things around it
d. They cannot be made safe
5. Smoking materials cause fires from:
a. Spontaneously igniting
b. Being carelessly thrown away
c. Radiant heat transmission
d. Being rubbed together
6. Portable heaters can cause fires when:
a. They are placed too close to things that can burn
b. Things that can burn are piled on top of them
c. They tip over and do not shut off (because they do not have a tip over switch)
d. All of the above
7. Devices with electrical cords:
a. Should be thrown away when the cord is cracked, frayed, or discolored
b. Should be hung up by the cord when not in use
c. Should be covered up with towels and/or blankets at all times
d. Should be immersed in water while plugged in
8. Spontaneous combustion will occur when:
a. Grease is used for cooking
b. Portable heaters tip over onto a carpet
c. Candles are used without a glass cover
d. Oil soaked rags are left in clumped together or left without soaking water
9. Smoke alarms:
a. Are your best protection against death from fire
b. Can only work if you keep a good battery in them
c. Must be tested every month to ensure they are working
d. All of the above
10. Replace power strip electrical cords when:
a. You've used every outlet on them
b. They show any sign of discoloring
c. They have been on the floor for more than a month
d. You change your smoke alarm battery
Answers: 1 (b), 2 (d), 3 (a), 4 (c), 5 (b), 6 (d), 7 (a), 8 (d), 9 (d), 10 (b)