The Fire Provisions section of this handbook contains very important information. Each tenant should be familiar with the information provided on the following pages. Listed below are a number of links to help find specific information quickly and easily.

It is important that each tenant is well informed on issues related to fire and life safety.

• Building Fire Safety Plan
  The fire safety plan relies on technology, including fire alarm and communications systems, smoke detectors, sprinklers, door closers, and other safety mechanisms.

Tenant Floor Marshals
A crucial step in the development of an evacuation plan is the appointment of Tenant Floor Marshals, and Alternates; these individuals should have strong personalities and the ability to take charge in the event of an emergency. Strong decision action early in an emergency may save lives.

In the case of multiple-tenant floors, a Floor Marshal is appointed for each tenant. Each tenant will be required to man all safety team positions on each floor and should check stairwells and restrooms in an emergency.

Floor Marshal's Responsibilities

• Know all disabled persons on the floor (including those temporarily disabled, as with a bone fracture, etc.) and assign people who are capable of evacuating disabled employees down the Emergency Stairwells.
• Instruct all employees on the floor as to the following:
• Locations of Emergency Stairwells
• Locations of Fire Extinguishers
• Locations of Fire-Pull Stations
• Never to use the Elevators during and alarm
• Establish a meeting place outside the building where all employees should assemble for check-in. Insure that no one reenters the building.

• The immediate dispatch of qualified assistance for fire, medical or other emergencies.
• A call to municipal assistance organizations, i.e., fire, police, EMS.

When using the Emergency Exit Stairwell, keep to the right so that incoming emergency personnel can utilize the stairwell.

An up-to-date listing of all personnel who may need assistance should be kept by the Floor Marshal and be on file with the property manager. In the event of an evacuation, those individuals should assemble in the area designated by your company to await evacuation by Rescue Personnel.

Plans For After Any Emergency

• Pre-assign a coordinator who will act as liaison between your company and officials from the Fire Department and building personnel.
• Establish a communications network in writing for all employees for passing-on important information. It should include names and telephone numbers of the people each employee is assigned to call. Employees should keep this information at home.
• Notify Building Management when any information is changed.

• Never leave electrical appliances unattended.
• Never use immersion-type heating devices.
• Avoid electrical overloading and multiple plugs.
• Do not use undersized or lightweight extension cords.
• Never empty ashtrays or throw matches, cigarettes, cigars or pipe ashes into wastebaskets.
• Report failure of any electrical outlets or lights to the Management Office.
• Flammable liquids should be stored in a safe area away from heat sources.
• Keep paper at least six to eight feet away from operating machinery.
• Know the location and type of fire extinguishers in your premises.
• Keep fire extinguishers in high hazard areas such as photocopy rooms and employee lounges.
• Know the usable time limit of the fire extinguishers available to you.
• Know exit locations.
• Practice good housekeeping near your desk, in storage areas, in mechanical rooms and in the area of exit doors and hallways.

IN CASE OF FIRE

• If you see or smell smoke, call SECURITY immediately.
• If you see flames, evacuate your area immediately and CLOSE all doors behind you. DO NOT attempt to fight the fire, no matter how small; it may spread faster than you think, entrapping you and others. A safe and orderly evacuation is the first priority. If you have not heard a fire alarm announcement in the Building, ACTIVATE THE NEAREST PULL BOX, located near each stairwell entrance, by pulling the lever, and then call property management.
• If you are involved in a fire situation, remain CALM.
• At the direction of the property staff or Fire Marshal evacuate the floor via the Emergency Exit Stairwell proceeding as follows:
• Check doors before opening them. If door or knob is hot, don't open it. If it feels cool, brace the door with your foot and open slightly to look for smoke and feel for heat. If the air appears to be cool, proceed into the stairwell. Walk down the stairs and exit the building. Assemble in groups with your Fire Marshal for roll call.
• Personnel needing assistance should assemble in the area designated by your company to await evacuation by Rescue Teams.
• When all personnel have evacuated the floor, close the stairwell door.

Systems Testing
The fire alarm and communications systems are tested regularly throughout the year. A full-building announcement is made prior to the beginning of the day’s testing, and an announcement is made on each floor when testing is about to begin on that floor.

Relocation and Evacuation in the Case of Fire Emergencies
In order to ensure the safety of building occupants, it may be necessary to relocate or evacuate some, or all, personnel during emergencies.

A relocation, and if required, a full evacuation, must be an orderly and structured process. Upon a fire alarm, tenants and visitors should take the following steps:

• Assist the Floor Warden in directing persons to the designated relocation floor.
• If possible, close all doors, as this will slow the spread of fire.
• Walk quickly; DO NOT RUN.
• Keep to the RIGHT in halls and stairwells and stay in SINGLE FILE.
• HOLD HANDRAIL when in the stairwell.
• Merge alternately when two lines meet at various floor landings. Proceed in an orderly manner.
• DO NOT TURN BACK for any reason.
• Before entering through a closed door, place your hand on the door. If the door is hot, DO NOT OPEN. You may be entering a fire or endangering the lives of the people in your charge. If there is evidence of fire or smoke on the designated relocation floor (doors warm, alarm is sounding on relocation floor, or smoke is present), continue down the stairs to the next “safe” floor.
• Adhere strictly to the NO SMOKING rule.
• KEEP CONVERSATION TO A MINIMUM.
• DO NOT USE ELEVATORS. Elevators can spread smoke from floor to floor and potentially become a trap if impaired by smoke or fire damage. The Fire Department may also require the elevators to move equipment or rescue occupants.
• Do not return to your floor until the “Back to Normal” announcement has been made.
• If told to evacuate the building by the Fire Department or Building personnel, exit via the stairwell to the street-level /lobby level, out the doors, and away from the building to your prearranged assembly point. Do not exit to the parking areas unless directed to do so.

Property Management will keep building occupants informed by using radios and/or the voice communication system. If building management has determined that the blackout will be short-term and no evacuation is necessary, property management personnel will announce that the blackout is temporary and will ask that building occupants remain calm and await the restoration of power. If the blackout is expected to last for an extended period, or its probable duration cannot be determined, the building manager may order evacuation of the affected areas.

To be successful and avoid panic and confusion, an evacuation in the case of blackout must be an orderly and structured process.

• The evacuation will begin at the top of the building and proceed down to the lowest floor.
• Women should remove high-heeled shoes to make walking easier and less dangerous.
• Personnel should remain calm and quiet, and move to the nearest fire exit. Do not attempt to use elevators.
• If an individual on a floor is disabled or cannot walk down the stairs, a coworker should stay behind with the disabled person until another means of evacuation becomes available. Inform your management and property manager of every person who is stranded on each floor.
• · No one (other than emergency or repair personnel) will be permitted to enter the building until an all clear is declared and building personnel are permitted to return.