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EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

EVACUATION

OBJECTIVE:  To familiarize our tenants with the emergency plans of the building in an attempt to minimize loss of human life and/or serious injury and to assist in the protection of property.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Become familiar with the locations of the fire alarm pull stations on your floor.

2. Become familiar with the location of the fire extinguishers on your floor.

3. Become familiar with the fire exit routes from your building area.

   • East Stairwell, No 2, exits down through the building and out at MAIN LEVEL

   • West Stairwell, No 1, exits down through the building and out through the LOWER LEVEL emergency door

4. Remain calm and assist others to remain calm.

5. Stay as quiet as possible so that special instructions can be heard.

6. If time permits, telephone the security desk and give exact location of the trouble or alarm.

7. Assist others as needed and if you are capable.

8. Never use the elevators.

9. Never go up the stairway to the roof.

10. Never re-enter the building until an official all clear signal is given.

11. Always test closed doors for heat before opening them.

12. Push firmly against stairwell doors after turning the handle to open them. They are pressurized in order to help prevent the spread of the fire.

13. If an alarm is set off accidentally, notify Building Management or Security immediately.

Note:  Specific locations of all fire extinguishers, alarm pull boxes and the fire exits are contained on the below evacuation maps.

FIRE

TO ALERT THE BUILDING OF A FIRE

1. Assist anyone in immediate danger.

2. Extinguish the fire if at all possible with a fire extinguisher.

3. Pull the fire alarm.

4. Call the fire department at 911.

5. Confine the fire by closing all the doors as you are leaving the area.

6. Exit area through the nearest stairwell or approved fire exit.

   • If the stairway is filled with smoke, re-enter the floor, close the door, and proceed to an alternate stairway.

   • DO NOT USE THE ELEVATORS TO EXIT THE FLOOR.

7. DO NOT RUN but proceed in a prompt and orderly fashion.

8. Listen to the public address system as you are proceeding for any special instructions.

IF YOU HEAR A FIRE ALARM

1. Walk promptly to the nearest stairwell or approved fire exit.

   • Assist any visitors who may be with you and are unfamiliar with the building.

   • If the stairwell is filled with smoke or has evidence of fire below you, re-enter the floor, close the door, and go to the alternate stairwell.

   • DO NOT USE THE ELEVATORS

2. Follow signs to exit the stairway at the main level or Lower Level of the building when coming down from the floors above.

3. Exit the building at ground level fire exits when in the lower level.

4. DO NOT RUN but proceed in a prompt and orderly fashion.

5. Listen to the public address system as you are proceeding for any special instructions.

6. Proceed to your pre-determined designated assembly area and check in with your supervisor.

Click here to download Evacuation Diagrams

Click here to download Evacuation Assembly Areas

Click here to download Maccabees Area Maps