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It is important because very harmful substances are in the smoke of a fire. Since this smoke rises (or goes up), you must stay low to avoid the smoke (or go down)

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How does crawling close to the floor during fire keep us safe?

Don't get the wrong idea. Keeping close to the floor in a fire does NOT keep you "safe". If you are in a room with a fire, you are in a distinctly life-threatening situation. Crawling close to the floor while you look for a way out only reduces the likelihood that you'll die before you find it. The smoke, carbon monoxide, and super heated air that can kill you all rise away from the floor. IF there is any breathable air left in the room, it has sunk to the floor, and that's where it will be found, so that's where you need to be if you are to survive.


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What should you do to a fire with extremely thick smoke?

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If the elevators are off limits during a fire how does a wheelchair-bound person get to the bottom floor?

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What causes drafts along the floor when the fire is on?

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Why do firefighters tell people to stay down near the floor when there is a fire?

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