Question

question 9 of 20 which of the following are fire prevention guidelines? a. hold used matches in your fingers until they are cool. b. never leave a fire unattended. c. extinguish all fires and burning coals or embers with water or dirt. d. only use matches to start fires. e. start all fires with newspaper or another highly flammable object.

Explanation:

• Option A: Holding used matches in fingers is unsafe as they can still cause burns or ignite other materials, so not a fire prevention guideline.
• Option B: Never leaving a fire unattended is a key fire prevention measure to prevent it from spreading or getting out of control.
• Option C: Extinguishing fires, coals, or embers with water or dirt helps prevent them from reigniting or causing a larger fire, so it's a prevention guideline.
• Option D: Using only matches to start fires is not a prevention guideline; the focus is on safe fire - starting and prevention, not restricting to only matches.
• Option E: Starting fires with highly flammable objects like newspaper increases the risk of the fire getting out of control quickly, so it's not a fire prevention guideline.

Answer:

B. Never leave a fire unattended, C. Extinguish all fires and burning coals or embers with water or dirt