Collections
Collections
Collections are reading paths for a particular situation. Basic materials give you the minimum you need to lower the risk of fire and know what to do if one does break out; in-depth materials are for those who want to understand the terms, fire classes and official documents. Within each collection the order runs from actions to concepts. If your situation is not here, start with the guide map, where all materials are grouped by topic rather than by occasion.
You do not need to become an expert to make your home safer. A few habits and one conversation with your family are enough.
Collections include only materials already published in the guide. We do not include advertising, equipment rankings or links to specific products, brands or shops. If an article on a topic is not ready yet, we do not put a placeholder in its place; we simply keep the collection shorter.
First steps at home
For those who want to make their flat or house safer in a single evening: check the electrics and the kitchen, agree on an escape plan and get to know the smoke alarm.
- Five steps to check your homeBasic
A short example on the home page — the quickest way into the subject.
- A family evacuation planBasic
Eight steps with hypothetical examples and a checklist.
- Protective equipmentIn depth
Glossary: smoke alarms, types of fire extinguishers, fire class labels.
Before the season: dacha and heating
For those opening up the dacha, starting to light the stove or the banya, or switching heaters back on after the summer.
- Answers about the dacha, stoves and wiringBasic
Dry grass, unattended stoves, sockets and extension leads that get hot.
- Dacha, forest and outdoorsBasic
The topic in the guide sections, with all related materials.
- Laws and regulationsIn depth
What the Fire Safety Regulations and the fire-hazard season are.
Talking to children and parents
For those who want to explain the rules to children calmly, without frightening them, and help elderly relatives prepare for a fire.
- A family drillBasic
How to assign roles and practise getting out together with children and elderly relatives.
- In a fire or if you smell gasBasic
Short answers that are easy to go through together: whom to call and how to get out.
- Children and elderly relativesIn depth
The topic in the guide sections, with all related materials.
Related sections
Sources
- Pojarnik26 guide materials
- EMERCOM of Russia — safety leaflets for the public
Information is current as of the date of preparation. The Russian Fire Safety Regulations, federal laws and EMERCOM of Russia leaflets are updated from time to time, so check the requirements in force in the official documents, and check how to maintain a specific device in the manufacturer's instructions and the product data sheet.