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Breaking it down being overcome because we go back Obituary
in is great. It is important to have that
practiced home escape plan where a
By Pete Hypes designated meeting place outside of
the home is known by each member of
house fire in our area recently inhalation. One way to prevent a delay your family.
displaced two, sending one caused by being unaware of the fire is I want to go back to being near the
A to the hospital due to smoke to have a proper number of properly fire, so close that your clothing catches
inhalation. Let me start by saying operating smoke alarms in your home. on fire. If your clothing catches on fire,
that I do not have any details on the Early detection of the fire by smoke then you must “stop, drop, and roll.”
cause of this fire or the extent of the alarms will allow you the greatest Running will only spread the fire on
damage to the home. I want to talk opportunity to escape uninjured. your person. Protect your face with
about the potential causes of a person Causes of a delay in exiting your your hands while you are rolling on
being overcome by smoke to help you home could be many. If you are sound the ground. MARTHA DAWN FOERSTER SAUL
prevent this should a fire occur in your asleep, then there will be a delay in A fire in your home is bad, but
home. Another thing that I will say, your escape. Again, smoke alarms you or someone in your home being Martha Dawn Foerster Saul passed
though I do not know what caused are the answer to early detection injured is worse. I did not talk about away from her battle with cancer on
this fire, is that unattended cooking and early warning. Another cause of a residential sprinkler system in this September 10th, 2017. Martha was
accounts for the greatest number of delay might be a person’s physical article, but it is the best means of rapid born in Greenwich, Connecticut on
residential fires in our county, state, condition at the time of the fire. If extinguishment or containment of a February 4th, 1959. She was a resident
and nation. a person is bedridden for whatever fire. A sprinkler system could lead to of Chesterfield Co. since 1970 and a
Smoke inhalation can occur for reason, someone else will need to get cold smoke, which could still lead to graduate of Thomas Dale High School
several reasons. I will name a few this person out of a burning home. a person being overcome, but early (1977). Martha enjoyed fishing on
reasons and try to offer an escape or Small children and pets will have to be detection leading to early warning will the James River, horseback riding,
avoidance of each. The first reason helped out of a burning home as well. hopefully lead to early escape. Fire working with her “kids” through
that a person may be overcome is his Incidentally, smoke normally rises and protection systems are designed to Chesterfield transportation, enjoying
proximity to the fire. A person may be then mushrooms down, meaning that give people the opportunity to get out the companionship of her pets, but
asleep and the fire starts close to him, the best air is near the floor, hence the as soon after the fire starts as possible. most of all Martha loved to spend time
or a person attempts to extinguish the statement, “stay low and go.” Heed the warning and get out! with her family and friends.
fire. Fires spread rapidly, filling the Another cause of smoke inhalation She was preceded in death by her
spaces around the fire with noxious, is when a person re-enters a burning father, Fredrick Carl Foerster Sr; and
toxic smoke. You cannot breathe home for whatever reason. We have brothers, Fredrick Carl Foerster Jr, and
smoke without it having an ill effect all heard the statement “get out and Thomas Charles Foerster.
on your body, especially your lungs, stay out.” Once we have escaped Richmond Spine She is survived by her husband
heart, and brain. We are taught that from our burning home, we should of 40 years Douglas Linwood Saul
smoke extinguishers are designed not go back in for any reason. I say Interventions Sr. “Pete”; her daughter, Amy Marie
to extinguish small fires, but we put this knowing that if your loved one Nunnelley; son, Douglas Linwood
ourselves in harm’s way if we attempt is still in that burning house, you are Peyman Nazmi, M.D. Saul Jr; mother, Ruth Lorraine
to fight the fire. Along these same lines probably going to attempt to get to Kaufmann Foerster; son in law, Erik
of proximity, if the fire occurs in your them out. This situation stresses the Marc Caligtan, M.D. Cameron Nunnelley; daughter in
bed or on the couch that you are laying importance of calling 9-1-1 as quickly law, Jesse Douglas Saul; grandson,
on, due to smoking, you will be hurt as possible so that firefighters can get Stephen Douglas Nunnelley; and
by the fire and the smoke. there quickly and perform a rescue. • Epidural granddaughter, Peyton Julie Saul.
Any delay in your exit from your Firefighters are trained and equipped steroid Injections She leaves behind uncles, aunts,
burning home can lead to smoke to make rescues. The chances of us nieces, nephews, and many other
family members and friends, all who
• Neck and back will miss her dearly.
RECENTLY DECEASED Martha’s life will be celebrated
spinal injections on September 21, 2017 at The
RichmondSpinePain.com Brandermill Church, 4500 Millridge
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