Fire Safety Tips

FIRE SAFETY TIPS

• A SWEET ESCAPE

  When an emergency alarm goes off Do Not Panic. Calmly proceed to the nearest Exit.

• GET LOW

  Stay low closest to the floor crouch or crawl to avoid inhaling the smoke. Cover your mouth and nose with a damp cloth.

  Smoke inhalation can cause a person to become disoriented or can cause a person to become unconscious.

• GOING DOWN

  In case of fire, Do Not Use Elevators, Use the stairs instead.

  Avoid being trapped inside an elevator in case of loss of power, use the emergency exits.

• THAT WARM AND TINGLY FEEL

  Safety exit through doors; Feel the door with the back of your hand, Open and pass through it only if the door feels cool.

  If a door feels hot and smoke is coming out from the bottom, DO NOT OPEN it and choose another door.

• AT FIRST SIGHT

  Remember PASS when using Fire Extinguishers:

  Pull the safety pin Aim at the base of the fire Squeeze the trigger Sweep from side to side

• CATCHING FIRE

  If your clothes catches fire, remember to: STOP, DROP and ROLL

  STOP Stop where you are DROP Drop to the ground ROLL Cover face with your hands and roll over until the fire is out