Read the Scenarios below and using the R.A.C.E. acronym, state what you would do in each of the following situations.

Scenario 1

You arrive at a client's home, only to smell smoke in the porch.As you enter the kitchen, you call Mr. B's name.He answers you and yells back saying that the bottom of his bed spread has caught fire.As you enter his bedroom, you can see the fire spreading quickly.What will you do?

Scenario 2

During lunch hour in a special care home, you are assisting two residents with their lunch.Suddenly you notice that there is smoke coming from the kitchen area.You look more closely and see that it is coming from the deep fryer near the stove.There are approximately fifty residents having lunch in the dining room.What will you do?

Scenario 3

Visitors to the special care home have been coming to and from the lounge.Suddenly you notice a bit of commotion in the hallway outside of the smoking lounge.As you get closer to this room, you hear someone say that there is a fire in the garbage container.What will you do?

Scenario 4

You are working in a home where you begin your cleaning routine.You notice an unusual smell coming from the container where the polishing rags are kept.You notice at the same time that the container is extremely hot and it was sitting near the hot water heater.You think twice before taking the lid off.What will you do?