stop drop roll

Clothing ignition response

Stop, drop, and roll is the fire safety technique taught to children: if your clothes catch fire, stop moving, drop to the ground, and roll to smother the flames.

The phrase has become shorthand for any memorized emergency response: When things go wrong, she knows to stop, drop, and roll.

Sometimes used ironically for overreaction to minor problems.

Related

emergency · burning · drill · school · elementary school · children · smoke · smoke alarm · smother · extinguish · clothing · ground · crawl · fire drill · heat · rescue · first responders · prevention

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Opposites
fire response behavior

stop drop rollrun

Move swiftly on foot

fan the flames · stand still · freeze

emergency protocol demeanor

stop drop rollpanic

Uncontrollable sudden fear

lose control · hysteria

fire safety response type

stop drop rollcall 911

Contact emergency services

Family

stop, drop, roll, stops, stopped, stopping, stopper, stoppers, stoppage

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G