What is the mnemonic used to instruct people what to do if their clothes catch on fire?

• A. Run away
• B. Stop, Drop, and Roll
• C. Stop, Roll, and Drop
• D. Drop, Roll, and Stop

Answer: (B)

When clothing catches fire, the best response is to stop, drop, and roll. This simple sequence quickly interrupts the flame’s access to oxygen and smothers the fire while cooling the skin. First, stopping prevents you from feeding the flames with sprinting or flailing. Dropping to the ground lowers your height and makes it harder for the fire to spread upward. Rolling over and over on the floor uses your body and the surface to smother the flames and squeeze out heat, helping to put the fire out.

The other options don’t fit the standard, effective approach: running away tends to fan the flames and spread them, and swapping the words around would not provide the proven order that works in real emergencies.