Maui Fire Department

Things to know about Fire safety. . .

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• Batteries in a smoke detector should be changed yearly.
• If your clothes catch on fire you should stop, drop to the floor and roll.
• In case of an emergency, fire or otherwise medically urgent, dial 911 and you will reach police, fire department and the ambulance.
• If you are in a room and the door is closed and there is a fire in the house, feel the door with the back of your hand, if it is hot you should use the window as an escape route.
• If smoke is moving through your house, stay low and go, crawl to an exit to the meeting place.
• Class A fire: Fire involving ordinary combustibles such as wood, cloth, paper and similar materials.
  Class B fire: Fire of combustible and flammable materials gases and liquids such as kerosene, gasoline, and propane.
  Class C fire: Fire involving energized electrical equipment.
  Class D fire: Fire involving combustible metals, such as sodium, titanium, and magnesium.
  Class K fire: Fire involving combustible cooking media (vegetable or animal oils and fats).
• Fire fighters use an axe or saw to enter your house to rescue you.
• They hook up hoses from their truck to a fire hydrant near by to put out the fire.

• Fire Safety Guides are distributed to elementary schools to educate the students on fire safety.
• Station Tours are also available to schedule with your local fire department.
  
  You may go to the following link to read more about the
  Maui County Public Education Program.