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Building Fire Safety DirectorsBuilding Fire Safety Directors NFPA Video – NFPA Video – Emergency Evacuation: Emergency Evacuation:

What Every Employee Should KnowWhat Every Employee Should Know Video Summary and ReviewVideo Summary and Review Facility Emergency PlanFacility Emergency Plan Building Fire Safety OrganizationBuilding Fire Safety Organization Purpose and Duties of Floor WardensPurpose and Duties of Floor Wardens Fire DrillFire Drill

– PreparationPreparation– What to Do and Expect During the DrillWhat to Do and Expect During the Drill

More Stuff (Yippee !)More Stuff (Yippee !)

Building Life Safety and Public Address Building Life Safety and Public Address System and How It WorksSystem and How It Works

When to EvacuateWhen to Evacuate– Annunciation Devices (i.e. Horns and Annunciation Devices (i.e. Horns and

Strobes)Strobes) Where to EvacuateWhere to Evacuate

– Assembly Area and Roll CallAssembly Area and Roll Call How to EvacuateHow to Evacuate

– Emergency Stairs/ Exits and Lobby Emergency Stairs/ Exits and Lobby Smoke DoorsSmoke Doors

……and that’s not all (Darn and that’s not all (Darn It!)It!)

Basic Fire TriangleBasic Fire Triangle Location of Fire-fighting equipmentLocation of Fire-fighting equipment Fire Extinguisher UseFire Extinguisher Use Vendor PresentationVendor Presentation

On to the video…On to the video…

EMERGENCY EVACUATION:What Every Employee Should Know

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How do you survive a fire How do you survive a fire ??

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Don’t Panic !Don’t Panic !

Ahhh !!

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Know your building’s Know your building’s Emergency Emergency Evacuation Plan. Evacuation Plan. It is your It is your responsibility to understand it. responsibility to understand it. Employees are ultimately responsible Employees are ultimately responsible for their own safety.for their own safety.

Practice your plan (Evacuation Drills) Practice your plan (Evacuation Drills) and take it seriously.and take it seriously.

Be Prepared !(…like the Boy Scouts)

Video ReviewVideo Review Know your Know your PrimaryPrimary and and AlternateAlternate egress egress

routes and strategy.routes and strategy. Know Know WhenWhen, , WhereWhere and and HowHow to evacuate. to evacuate. Know what to do when evacuation is not a Know what to do when evacuation is not a

viable option.viable option. When evacuating, When evacuating, DO NOT DO NOT take the take the

elevators, use the stairs.elevators, use the stairs. Know what to do in the event of a fire Know what to do in the event of a fire

emergency. Use a manual pull station to emergency. Use a manual pull station to sound the alarm.sound the alarm.

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Don’t Wait, Don’t Wait, Evacuate !Evacuate !

The The Emergency Evacuation PlanEmergency Evacuation Plan is tailored to the buildings of Oyster is tailored to the buildings of Oyster Point Marina Plaza.Point Marina Plaza.

Because the buildings are below 75 Because the buildings are below 75 feet in height, Oyster Point Marina feet in height, Oyster Point Marina Plaza practices Plaza practices Total Evacuation.Total Evacuation.

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During an evacuation, proceed to the During an evacuation, proceed to the stairwells, walk down the stairs and exit stairwells, walk down the stairs and exit the building. Upon exiting the building, the building. Upon exiting the building, proceed to the designated assembly proceed to the designated assembly area and await further instructions.area and await further instructions.

Perform a heat check before you open a Perform a heat check before you open a closed door. Use the back of your hand. closed door. Use the back of your hand. If the door is not hot, open with caution.If the door is not hot, open with caution.

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smoke, get down and crawl to the exit. smoke, get down and crawl to the exit. The air is cleaner and easier to breathe The air is cleaner and easier to breathe closer to the floor.closer to the floor.

Stop machinery and close doors behind Stop machinery and close doors behind you (Fire and Smoke Boundaries) if you (Fire and Smoke Boundaries) if possible.possible.

Unless otherwise instructed by Unless otherwise instructed by authorized fire personnel, do not use the authorized fire personnel, do not use the elevators.elevators.

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R E DR E DReact – Evaluate - DecideReact – Evaluate - Decide

In times of peril, your knowledge of the In times of peril, your knowledge of the Emergency Evacuation Plan can help Emergency Evacuation Plan can help you: you: ReactReact quickly to an emergency quickly to an emergency situation, situation, EvaluateEvaluate evacuation evacuation alternatives and alternatives and DecideDecide on the best on the best option.option.

Because conditions may change, Because conditions may change, employees need to employees need to ThinkThink in an in an emergency.emergency.

Video ReviewVideo Review Do not go deeper into heavy hot smoke.Do not go deeper into heavy hot smoke. Do not break windowsDo not break windows Do not go up the roofDo not go up the roof If egress is not possible then If egress is not possible then Defend in Defend in

Place Place by finding the safest area by finding the safest area possible in proximity to an emergency possible in proximity to an emergency exit/ stairwell, close the door and exit/ stairwell, close the door and prevent the infiltration of heat and prevent the infiltration of heat and smoke.smoke.

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PLAN TO BE SAFE !PLAN TO BE SAFE !

Read and understand the Read and understand the Emergency Evacuation PlanEmergency Evacuation Plan..

Participate in drills and take it Participate in drills and take it seriously.seriously.

Learn the layout of the building.Learn the layout of the building. React – Evaluate - DecideReact – Evaluate - Decide

Facility Emergency Plan Facility Emergency Plan

Emergency Evacuation Plan = Facility Emergency Evacuation Plan = Facility Emergency PlanEmergency Plan

Required by Title 19 of the CA Code of Required by Title 19 of the CA Code of Regulations and has been reviewed and Regulations and has been reviewed and approved by the SSF Fire Marshallapproved by the SSF Fire Marshall

Contains an Emergency Phone List and Contains an Emergency Phone List and detailed procedures for different types of detailed procedures for different types of emergenciesemergencies

Get Your Copy Today !Get Your Copy Today !

Emergencies In General Emergencies In General Regardless of the type Regardless of the type

of emergency, the first of emergency, the first thing to do is call thing to do is call 911911 then report the then report the emergency to Building emergency to Building Management or to the Management or to the Lobby AttendantLobby Attendant

The The 911911 dispatcher will dispatcher will need to know where need to know where and what the nature of and what the nature of the emergency is.the emergency is.

Prepare to give your Prepare to give your phone numberphone number

Fire Safety OrganizationFire Safety Organization

Fire Safety Director and Building StaffFire Safety Director and Building Staff– Ensures Fire Department has been notifiedEnsures Fire Department has been notified– Operates public-address systemOperates public-address system– Ensures elevators are recalled if applicableEnsures elevators are recalled if applicable– Assists and coordinates with Fire Assists and coordinates with Fire

DepartmentDepartment Available Building StaffAvailable Building Staff

– Assists in building evacuationAssists in building evacuation– Investigates emergencyInvestigates emergency– Ensures operation of Emergency SystemsEnsures operation of Emergency Systems

Fire Safety OrganizationFire Safety Organization

And the most important member of the And the most important member of the Fire Safety Organization is the…Fire Safety Organization is the…

Floor WardenFloor Warden(that’s you buddy !)(that’s you buddy !)

Floor Wardens Floor Wardens

Responsible for the orderly Responsible for the orderly evacuation of their entire area of evacuation of their entire area of responsibilityresponsibility

Ensure the safety of those in need of Ensure the safety of those in need of evacuation assistanceevacuation assistance

Report to Fire Safety Director the Report to Fire Safety Director the status of evacuation and evacuees.status of evacuation and evacuees.

Must have an alternate.Must have an alternate.

Floor Wardens Floor Wardens

Get a staff to help evacuate your Get a staff to help evacuate your large office…large office…

Searcher: Searches the entire office or Searcher: Searches the entire office or floorfloor

Elevator Monitor: Directs everyone Elevator Monitor: Directs everyone away away

Exit/ Stair Monitor: Maintains order and Exit/ Stair Monitor: Maintains order and direct everyone to the stairsdirect everyone to the stairs

Evac Aide: Responsible for those in Evac Aide: Responsible for those in need of evacuation assistance need of evacuation assistance

Fire Drill PrepFire Drill Prep

In preparation for the Fire DrillIn preparation for the Fire Drill Instruct all employees on when, where Instruct all employees on when, where

and how to evacuate, especially the and how to evacuate, especially the location of the Assembly Arealocation of the Assembly Area

Wear sensible shoes Wear sensible shoes Discuss the finer points of the Facility Discuss the finer points of the Facility

Emergency Plan and how it applies to Emergency Plan and how it applies to your office including primary and your office including primary and alternate emergency exitsalternate emergency exits

Hope it doesn’t rain…Hope it doesn’t rain…

During the Fire Drill During the Fire Drill

Fire Drill will occur at specific time and Fire Drill will occur at specific time and datedate

Upon hearing the alarm (with flashing Upon hearing the alarm (with flashing strobes and recorded voice message), strobes and recorded voice message), proceed to the nearest emergency exit proceed to the nearest emergency exit and/or stairwell in an orderly fashion.and/or stairwell in an orderly fashion.

Keep to the right and use handrail for Keep to the right and use handrail for stability stability

Don’t forget to lock your office…Don’t forget to lock your office…

Assembly Area Assembly Area

Evacuation Area Evacuation Area

Assembly Area Assembly Area

Regardless of where you exit the building, Regardless of where you exit the building, proceed to the designated assembly proceed to the designated assembly

area. The assembly area is centralized area. The assembly area is centralized for:for:

To serve as TRIAGE area especially To serve as TRIAGE area especially during catastrophic situations when there during catastrophic situations when there is a shortage of emergency servicesis a shortage of emergency services

Stay away from building perimeter and Stay away from building perimeter and out of the way of emergency vehiclesout of the way of emergency vehicles

Of course, for Roll CallOf course, for Roll Call

Life Safety System Life Safety System

Simplex 4100U with Simplex 4100U with Public-AddressPublic-Address

State-of-the-artState-of-the-art Remotely monitored Remotely monitored

24/724/7 Operational in 2004Operational in 2004 Audible and visual Audible and visual

annunciation at annunciation at Tenant Suites and Tenant Suites and Common AreasCommon Areas

“…“…Kicks Butt”Kicks Butt”

Life Safety System Life Safety System How It Works:How It Works:

Provides a General Alarm Provides a General Alarm activated by sprinkler water activated by sprinkler water flow, heat or smoke detection, flow, heat or smoke detection, manual-pull stations and manual-pull stations and other monitored devices (i.e. other monitored devices (i.e. FM200 or Kitchen Hood)FM200 or Kitchen Hood)

Visual and Audible Visual and Audible annunciation devicesannunciation devices

Detection Devices such as Detection Devices such as smoke and heat detectors in smoke and heat detectors in the electrical rooms, smoke the electrical rooms, smoke detectors in the main supply-detectors in the main supply-air shaft or floor return-air air shaft or floor return-air ducts, smoke detectors in the ducts, smoke detectors in the elevator lobbies and elevator lobbies and mechanical penthouses, mechanical penthouses, sprinkler water flow switches sprinkler water flow switches per wing + core area/ per per wing + core area/ per floorfloor

Signals EMS to go on Signals EMS to go on “Fire Mode”“Fire Mode”

Life Safety System Life Safety System Typical Annunciation Devices:Typical Annunciation Devices:

Wall-MountedStrobe

Ceiling-MountedSpeaker & Strobe

When to Evacuate When to Evacuate Upon hearing or seeing Upon hearing or seeing

the alarm, begin the alarm, begin evacuationevacuation

You will see You will see synchronized strobe synchronized strobe lights during a General lights during a General AlarmAlarm

Also you will here a Also you will here a loud klaxon followed by loud klaxon followed by a recorded voice a recorded voice message saying: message saying: “Attention, attention...”“Attention, attention...”

Wall-MountedSpeaker & Strobe

Where to Evacuate Where to Evacuate

In order to perform a successful In order to perform a successful evacuation, everyone needs to evacuation, everyone needs to

know where to go. This involves know where to go. This involves proceeding to the closest proceeding to the closest

emergency exit or perhaps an emergency exit or perhaps an alternate routealternate route

Where to Evacuate (395) Where to Evacuate (395) Emergency Emergency

Stairs:Stairs:– Wing Wing

StairwellsStairwells– Core StairwellCore Stairwell

Emergency Emergency Exits:Exits:– Wing ExitsWing Exits– Fitness Fitness

Center ExitCenter Exit Building ExitsBuilding Exits

– Front Front EntranceEntrance

– Rear EntranceRear Entrance– Delivery Delivery

EntranceEntrance

Where to Evacuate (400) Where to Evacuate (400) Emergency Emergency

Stairs:Stairs:– Wing Wing

StairwellsStairwells– Core StairwellCore Stairwell– Fitness CenterFitness Center

Emergency Emergency Exits:Exits:– Wing ExitsWing Exits– Fitness Center Fitness Center

ExitExit Building ExitsBuilding Exits

– Front Front EntranceEntrance

– Rear EntranceRear Entrance– Delivery Delivery

EntranceEntrance

Where to Evacuate Where to Evacuate Memorize your path to the Memorize your path to the

nearest emergency exit and nearest emergency exit and an alternate route for you an alternate route for you may have to evacuate in may have to evacuate in the dark while crawling on the dark while crawling on the floor to avoid heat and the floor to avoid heat and smokesmoke

All stairwells (one per wing All stairwells (one per wing plus the core) lead to the plus the core) lead to the ground floor and in ground floor and in proximity to each stairwell proximity to each stairwell is an exit out of the buildingis an exit out of the building

Please note Evacuation Sign, Manual-pull Station and Combination Speaker & Strobe in proximity to each and every emergency exit

Typical Emergency Exit leading to

stairwell

How to Evacuate How to Evacuate Do a heat check using the Do a heat check using the

back of your hand at every back of your hand at every door prior to openingdoor prior to opening

When using the stairwell, When using the stairwell, keep to the right and use keep to the right and use the handrail for stabilitythe handrail for stability

Emergency personnel will Emergency personnel will need the other side of the need the other side of the stairwell to go up with stairwell to go up with hoses, stretchers, air tanks hoses, stretchers, air tanks and other equipmentand other equipment

Don’t forget to meet at the Don’t forget to meet at the designated Assembly Areadesignated Assembly Area

Typical Evacuation Sign

Assembly Area Assembly Area

How to Evacuate How to Evacuate Elevator Functions:Elevator Functions:

Do not use the elevatorsDo not use the elevators Every elevator lobby from the Every elevator lobby from the

22ndnd floor to the 5 floor to the 5thth floor is floor is equipped with a smoke curtain equipped with a smoke curtain or smoke-operated door that or smoke-operated door that is activated by a local smoke is activated by a local smoke detectordetector

In the event of smoke In the event of smoke detection at the 3detection at the 3rdrd, 4, 4thth or 5 or 5thth floors, the elevators will floors, the elevators will automatically recall to the 1automatically recall to the 1stst floor (Phase 1 – Primary)floor (Phase 1 – Primary)

If smoke is detected on the 1If smoke is detected on the 1stst and 2and 2ndnd floors, the elevators floors, the elevators will automatically recall to the will automatically recall to the 3rd floor (Phase 1 – Alternate)3rd floor (Phase 1 – Alternate)

Press bar at edge to openPress bar at edge to open Note Evac Sign and Manual Note Evac Sign and Manual

Pull StationPull Station

Elevator Lobby (Normal)

Elevator Lobby (Emergency)

Important note about Important note about Evacuations:Evacuations:

Some emergencies demand immediate Some emergencies demand immediate evacuation such as fire, bomb threats, gas evacuation such as fire, bomb threats, gas leak etc…leak etc…

Some emergencies may require everyone Some emergencies may require everyone to remain indoors i.e. earthquake, tornado to remain indoors i.e. earthquake, tornado etc…etc…

If you hear the alarm, evacuate unless If you hear the alarm, evacuate unless otherwise notified by authorized personnel otherwise notified by authorized personnel via the Public Address System.via the Public Address System.

Fire Triangle Fire Triangle Fire safetyFire safety, at its most basic, , at its most basic,

is based upon the principle of is based upon the principle of keeping fuel sources and keeping fuel sources and ignition sources separate. ignition sources separate.

Classes of Fires:Classes of Fires:– Class A: Wood, paper, anything Class A: Wood, paper, anything

that would leave ash when that would leave ash when burnedburned

– Class B: Fuel, petroleum-based Class B: Fuel, petroleum-based fires like gasoline and oilfires like gasoline and oil

– Class C: Electrical fires that Class C: Electrical fires that can be put out by cutting the can be put out by cutting the sourcesource

– Class D: Metal fires that are Class D: Metal fires that are usually smothered with sandusually smothered with sand

Four things must be present at Four things must be present at the same time in order to the same time in order to produce fire:produce fire:– Fuel or any combustible Fuel or any combustible

materialmaterial– Enough oxygenEnough oxygen– Enough heatEnough heat– A chemical reactionA chemical reaction

Oxygen, heat, and fuel are frequently referred to as the "fire triangle.” The important thing to remember is: take any of the sides of the triangle away

thereby inhibiting the chemical reaction and the fire will be

extinguished.

Essentially, fire extinguishing agents put out fire by taking away one or more elements of the fire triangle

Other Fire-fighting Other Fire-fighting EquipmentEquipment

You are not expected to fight fires You are not expected to fight fires in the building but you may need in the building but you may need

to use some equipment to to use some equipment to facilitate your escapefacilitate your escape

Other Fire-fighting Other Fire-fighting EquipmentEquipment

Equipment AvailableEquipment Available

Hose cabinet with 1 ½-inch Hose cabinet with 1 ½-inch hose and nozzle in proximity to hose and nozzle in proximity to standpipe with angle-valve and standpipe with angle-valve and hose connection (Located at 3hose connection (Located at 3rdrd, , 44thth and 5 and 5thth Floor landing of Floor landing of every core and wing stairwell)every core and wing stairwell)

Manual-pull station which will Manual-pull station which will trigger General Alarm. Typically trigger General Alarm. Typically located next to an Evacuation located next to an Evacuation Sign and in proximity to every Sign and in proximity to every Emergency Exit, Building Emergency Exit, Building Entrance and Elevator Lobby. Entrance and Elevator Lobby. Used at the first sign of an Used at the first sign of an emergency to prompt an alarm emergency to prompt an alarm and evacuation.and evacuation.

Building is fully-sprinklered Building is fully-sprinklered using RASCO Model G using RASCO Model G recessed auto sprinklers recessed auto sprinklers

Hose Cabinet and Standpipe

Manual-pull Station

Other Fire-fighting Other Fire-fighting EquipmentEquipment

Portable Fire Portable Fire ExtinguishersExtinguishers

Located midway through Located midway through every common wing corridor every common wing corridor on every flooron every floor

Also located throughout the Also located throughout the Mechanical Penthouse and in Mechanical Penthouse and in every Electrical Roomevery Electrical Room

Typically 5-lb Multi-Purpose Typically 5-lb Multi-Purpose Dry Chemical rated at Dry Chemical rated at 2A:10B:C with a range of 8-10 2A:10B:C with a range of 8-10 feetfeet

PASSPASS– P: Pull ring pinP: Pull ring pin– A: Aim at the base of the fireA: Aim at the base of the fire– S: Squeeze handle to S: Squeeze handle to

dischargedischarge– S: Sweep from side to sideS: Sweep from side to side

Typical Extinguisher Cabinet

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