IF A FIRE IS DISCOVERED
Please take the following action:
- Remain Calm
- Activate the nearest Alarm Pull Station
- Call the Fire Department (911)
- Call the Management Office (781) 890-9800
- Give your floor, location and company name
- Give details of the fire emergency
- After you have notified the Management Office, notify the following:
- Your designated Floor Captain
- Your Floor Leader / Alternates
- Do not attempt to fight the fire if it poses a threat to your safety. If the fire is small enough to be controlled by fire extinguisher, use the handheld chemical fire extinguishers that are located throughout each floor.
- If an evacuation is necessary follow the accompanying EVACUTION PROCEDURES and listen for instructions.
- Use enclosed stairwells only; do not use elevators.
- If caught in heavy smoke, take short breaths, breathe through your nose, crawl to the exit. The air is clearer near the floor.
- Check doors for heat before opening them, especially if you smell smoke.
- If the doorknob is HOT, do not open the door.
- If your clothes catch fire: STOP, DROP, & ROLL
- Do not rush into corridors or stairwells, especially if you smell smoke.
- Close all doors behind you, especially the emergency stairwell doors.
- Once out of the building assemble at your predesignated meeting place.
- Do not return to the office until the “ALL CLEAR” announcement is given by the Fire Department.
