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In the Event of a Fire If you see smoke or flames… EVACUATION In the event of a fire or fire alarm, supervisors must be sure that all employees evacuate the building and individuals who may need help are assisted to safety. Each office should develop an evacuation plan which includes a primary and a secondary escape route. Establish a designated area to meet outside the building. This area should be known to everyone in your office and be far enough away from the building to ensure safety and avoid blocking access by emergency personnel. Your evacuation plan should also include a way to be certain that everyone has left or is otherwise accounted for when you leave the building. REMINDERS • You m u s t leave the building immediately during an alarm. • Do not "investigate" the source of a potential fire or hazardous material emergency. • As you leave, close all doors behind you to limit the movement of smoke, flames or noxious odors. • Walk-do not run-to the nearest exit out of the building. • Do not re-enter the building for any reason once you have left. • Gather at your designated area. Supervisors should account for everyone on their staff. • Never use an elevator to exit a building during a fire alarm. USE C.A.R.E. Contain the fire by closing all doors as you leave. Activate the nearest fire alarm pull station. Pull stations are located near all exits out of the building. Report the fire by dialing 9 1 1 (DMS at Borwell/ Rubin dial 5555) Evacuate or extinguish. In most cases, it is best to leave the building using the nearest fire exit. A fire extinguisher should only be used when. . . . . • You have been trained. • You have the proper type and properly charged unit for the fire you are fighting. • You have first contained the fire, activated the building alarm and have reported the fire. • You have your back to an unobstructed exit. • Everyone else has left the area. • There is a minimum of smoke or flames. Never fight a fire if it has left it’s source of origin, you are unsure of the type of extinguisher you are using or you lack a safe way to escape should your efforts fail. Never use more than one extinguisher. If the fire can not be brought under control within 30 seconds, then abandon your effort, close the door(s) and evacuate immediately. For this location, the designated meeting area is indicated below: Emergency Management Group Environmental Health & Safety

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In the Event of a FireIf you see smoke or flames…

EVACUATIONIn the event of a fire or fire alarm, supervisors mustbe sure that all employees evacuate the building andindividuals who may need help are assisted to safety.

Each office should develop an evacuation planwhich includes a primary and a secondary escaperoute. Establish a designated area to meet outsidethe building. This area should be known to every-one in your office and be far enough away from thebuilding to ensure safety and avoid blocking accessby emergency personnel.

Your evacuation plan should also include a way to becertain that everyone has left or is otherwiseaccounted for when you leave the building.

REMINDERS• You must leave the building immediately during an

alarm.

• Do not "investigate" the source of a potential fireor hazardous material emergency.

• As you leave, close all doors behind you to limitthe movement of smoke, flames or noxious odors.

• Walk-do not run-to the nearest exit out of thebuilding.

• Do not re-enter the building for any reason onceyou have left.

• Gather at your designated area. Supervisorsshould account for everyone on their staff.

• Never use an elevator to exit a building during afire alarm.

USE C.A.R.E.Containthe fire by closing all doors as you leave.

Activatethe nearest fire alarm pull station. Pull stations are located near all exits out of the building.

Reportthe fire by dialing 911 (DMS at Borwell/Rubin dial 5555)

Evacuateor extinguish. In most cases, it is best to leave the building using the nearest fire exit.

A fire extinguisher should only be used when. . . . .

• You have been trained.• You have the proper type and properly charged

unit for the fire you are fighting.• You have first contained the fire, activated the

building alarm and have reported the fire.• You have your back to an unobstructed exit.• Everyone else has left the area.• There is a minimum of smoke or flames.

Never fight a fire if it has left it’s source of origin, you are unsure of the type of extinguisheryou are using or you lack a safe way to escapeshould your efforts fail.

Never use more than one extinguisher. If thefire can not be brought under control within 30 seconds, then abandon your effort, close thedoor(s) and evacuate immediately.

For this location, the designated meeting area is indicated below:

Emergency Management Group

Environmental Health & Safety

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