FIRE SAFETY

Get acquainted with all the information regarding fire safety and evacuation routes in your building. Check where the fire buttons and fire extinguishers are.

Do not stand around during evacuation. Stop cooking, turn off the stove, close your window, and evacuate. Do not lock doors because the rescue team needs access to all the rooms in the emergency area to make sure there are no casualties. If possible, check if your neighbors have already evacuated. Always use the nearest and safest route to evacuate and make sure it is clear of smoke.

Sometimes you have to wait outside for a while during a fire, so make sure you bring warm clothes with you so you would not freeze.

Do not enter a room or a hallway if you see smoke in there because this will endanger your life. Moreover, if you open the door to a room full of smoke, the incoming oxygen will fuel the fire. Smoke will also leak to rooms which were previously clear of it, therefore you will endanger everyone in the area.

If you are unable to leave your room or flat because of smoke and/or fire, plug the door with a wet cloth or wet toilet paper. Then try to draw the attention of the people outside or call the building personnel.

You may return to the building once the rescue team has declared it safe. If you arrive to the building while the alarm bells are ringing and residents are evacuating, wait outside. Do not enter the building.