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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Origin of the RACE/PASS acronyms for fire response?
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:38:26 -0500
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Demystify:
I had an inquiry from someone who was interesting in promoting his own alternative to the familiar RACE/PASS mnemonic that some places use for fire emergency response:
RACE - Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish.
PASS - Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the fire, Squeeze handle, Sweep side to side.
Does anyone know the origin of the RACE/PASS system? Who came up with it or first promoted it?
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