Fire Safety On Campus

Getting Out:

Feel the door handle.

• If the door handle is hot, don't open it.

• Go to a window and call for help.
• If the handle is not hot, open cautiously.
• Check for smoke or fire before going out.

Get out of the building before phoning for help.

• Don't take time to phone before leaving

• Get out and find a phone. (Use an E-phone.)

Pull the fire alarm on the way out.

• Don't look for other people or gather up your stuff.
• Knock on doors as you leave.
• Yell "FIRE" as you leave.
• Don't hesitate or stray from your path as you leave.

Crawl low to the floor.

• Thick smoke can make it impossible to see.
• Toxic chemicals from smoke can be deadly in minutes.

Close the door behind you.

• You may help keep the fire from spreading.
• You may protect your possessions from fire and smoke damage.

If you can't get out, get someone's attention.

• Yell and scream.
• Hang a sheet from the window.
• Stays low, there is less smoke and poisonous gasses close to the floor.

Once your out stay out.

• You may be suffering from lack of oxygen.

• Effects include: decreased stamina and lack of coordination, impaired judgment, mental failure, fainting, unconsciousness, nausea, coma, and death.
• Another hazard is toxic gasses. Carbon Monoxide is a by product of fire. This gas can cause unconsciousness and death due to exposure.
• Fire can fatal or debilitating burns.
• The structural integrity of the building can be affected during a fire. Ceiling and wall may collapse.