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Agenda/Topics to Be Covered Building Fire Safety Directors  NFPA Video – Emergency Evacuation: What 

Every Employee Should Know

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Video Summary and Review Facility Emergency Plan Building Fire Safety Organization Purpose and Duties of Floor Wardens Fire Drill – Preparation – What to Do and Expect During the Drill

More Stuff (Yippee !) Building Life Safety and Public Address System and How It Works  When to Evacuate – Annunciation Devices (i.e. Horns and Strobes)  Where to Evacuate – Assembly Area and Roll Call  How to Evacuate – Emergency Stairs/ Exits and Lobby Smoke Doors 

…and that’s not all (Darn It!) Basic Fire Triangle  Location of Fire-fighting equipment  Fire Extinguisher Use  Vendor Presentation 

On to the video…

EMERGENCY EVACUATION: What Every Employee Should Know

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How do you survive a fire ?

Video Review Ahhh !!

Don’t Panic !

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Be Prepared ! (…like the Boy Scouts)

Know your building’s Emergency Evacuation Plan. It is your responsibility to understand it. Employees are ultimately responsible for their own safety.  Practice your plan (Evacuation Drills) and take it seriously. 

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Know your Primary and Alternate egress routes and strategy. Know When, Where and How to evacuate. Know what to do when evacuation is not a viable option. When evacuating, DO NOT take the elevators, use the stairs. Know what to do in the event of a fire emergency. Use a manual pull station to sound the alarm.

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Don’t Wait, Evacuate ! The Emergency Evacuation Plan is tailored to the buildings of Oyster Point Marina Plaza.  Because the buildings are below 75 feet in height, Oyster Point Marina Plaza practices Total Evacuation. 

Video Review During an evacuation, proceed to the stairwells, walk down the stairs and exit the building. Upon exiting the building, proceed to the designated assembly area and await further instructions.  Perform a heat check before you open a closed door. Use the back of your hand. If the door is not hot, open with caution. 

Video Review If you find your egress path filled with smoke, get down and crawl to the exit. The air is cleaner and easier to breathe closer to the floor.  Stop machinery and close doors behind you (Fire and Smoke Boundaries) if possible.  Unless otherwise instructed by authorized fire personnel, do not use the elevators. 

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RED React – Evaluate - Decide In times of peril, your knowledge of the Emergency Evacuation Plan can help you: React quickly to an emergency situation, Evaluate evacuation alternatives and Decide on the best option.  Because conditions may change, employees need to Think in an emergency. 

Video Review Do not go deeper into heavy hot smoke.  Do not break windows  Do not go up the roof  If egress is not possible then Defend in Place by finding the safest area possible in proximity to an emergency exit/ stairwell, close the door and prevent the infiltration of heat and smoke. 

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PLAN TO BE SAFE ! Read and understand the Emergency Evacuation Plan.  Participate in drills and take it seriously.  Learn the layout of the building.  React – Evaluate - Decide 

Facility Emergency Plan Emergency Evacuation Plan = Facility Emergency Plan  Required by Title 19 of the CA Code of Regulations and has been reviewed and approved by the SSF Fire Marshall  Contains an Emergency Phone List and detailed procedures for different types of emergencies 

Get Your Copy Today !

Emergencies In General Regardless of the type of emergency, the first thing to do is call 911 then report the emergency to Building Management or to the Lobby Attendant  The 911 dispatcher will need to know where and what the nature of the emergency is.  Prepare to give your phone number 

Fire Safety Organization 

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

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Available Building Staff – Assists in building evacuation – Investigates emergency – Ensures operation of Emergency Systems

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

Floor Warden (that’s you buddy !)

Floor Wardens Responsible for the orderly evacuation of their entire area of responsibility  Ensure the safety of those in need of evacuation assistance  Report to Fire Safety Director the status of evacuation and evacuees.  Must have an alternate. 

Floor Wardens Get a staff to help evacuate your large office…  Searcher: Searches the entire office or floor  Elevator Monitor: Directs everyone away  Exit/ Stair Monitor: Maintains order and direct everyone to the stairs  Evac Aide: Responsible for those in need of evacuation assistance

Fire Drill Prep In preparation for the Fire Drill  Instruct all employees on when, where and how to evacuate, especially the location of the Assembly Area  Wear sensible shoes  Discuss the finer points of the Facility Emergency Plan and how it applies to your office including primary and alternate emergency exits  Hope it doesn’t rain…

During the Fire Drill Fire Drill will occur at specific time and date  Upon hearing the alarm (with flashing strobes and recorded voice message), proceed to the nearest emergency exit and/or stairwell in an orderly fashion.  Keep to the right and use handrail for stability  Don’t forget to lock your office… 

Assembly Area

Evacuation Area

Assembly Area Regardless of where you exit the building, proceed to the designated assembly area. The assembly area is centralized for:  To serve as TRIAGE area especially during catastrophic situations when there is a shortage of emergency services  Stay away from building perimeter and out of the way of emergency vehicles  Of course, for Roll Call

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Simplex 4100U with Public-Address State-of-the-art Remotely monitored 24/7 Operational in 2004 Audible and visual annunciation at Tenant Suites and Common Areas “…Kicks Butt”

Life Safety System How It Works:

Provides a General Alarm activated by sprinkler water flow, heat or smoke detection, manualpull stations and other monitored devices (i.e. FM200 or Kitchen Hood)  Visual and Audible annunciation devices  Detection Devices such as smoke and heat detectors in the electrical rooms, smoke detectors in the main supply-air shaft or floor return-air ducts, smoke detectors in the elevator lobbies and mechanical penthouses, sprinkler water flow switches per wing + core area/ per floor  Signals EMS to go on “Fire Mode” 

Life Safety System Typical Annunciation Devices:

Wall-Mounted Strobe

Ceiling-Mounted Speaker & Strobe

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Wall-Mounted Speaker & Strobe

Upon hearing or seeing the alarm, begin evacuation You will see synchronized strobe lights during a General Alarm Also you will here a loud klaxon followed by a recorded voice message saying: “Attention, attention...”

Where to Evacuate In order to perform a successful evacuation, everyone needs to know where to go. This involves proceeding to the closest emergency exit or perhaps an alternate route

Where to Evacuate (395) 

Emergency Stairs: – Wing Stairwells – Core Stairwell

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Emergency Exits: – Wing Exits – Fitness Center Exit

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Building Exits – Front Entrance – Rear Entrance – Delivery Entrance

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Emergency Stairs:

– Wing Stairwells – Core Stairwell – Fitness Center

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Emergency Exits:

– Wing Exits – Fitness Center Exit

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Building Exits

– Front Entrance – Rear Entrance – Delivery Entrance

Where to Evacuate 

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Memorize your path to the nearest emergency exit and an alternate route for you may have to evacuate in the dark while crawling on the floor to avoid heat and smoke All stairwells (one per wing plus the core) lead to the ground floor and in proximity to each stairwell is 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

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Do a heat check using the back of your hand at every door prior to opening When using the stairwell, keep to the right and use the handrail for stability Emergency personnel will need the other side of the stairwell to go up with hoses, stretchers, air tanks and other equipment Don’t forget to meet at the designated Assembly Area

Typical Evacuation Sign

Assembly Area

How to Evacuate Elevator Functions: Elevator Lobby (Normal)

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 Elevator Lobby (Emergency)

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Do not use the elevators Every elevator lobby from the 2nd floor to the 5th floor is equipped with a smoke curtain or smokeoperated door that is activated by a local smoke detector In the event of smoke detection at the 3rd, 4th or 5th floors, the elevators will automatically recall to the 1st floor (Phase 1 – Primary) If smoke is detected on the 1st and 2nd floors, the elevators will automatically recall to the 3rd floor (Phase 1 – Alternate) Press bar at edge to open Note Evac Sign and Manual Pull Station

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Some emergencies demand immediate evacuation such as fire, bomb threats, gas leak etc… Some emergencies may require everyone to remain indoors i.e. earthquake, tornado etc… If you hear the alarm, evacuate unless otherwise notified by authorized personnel via the Public Address System.

Fire Triangle Fire safety, at its most basic, is based upon the principle of keeping fuel sources and ignition sources separate.  Classes of Fires: 

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

– Class A: Wood, paper, anything that would leave ash when burned – Class B: Fuel, petroleum-based fires like gasoline and oil – Class C: Electrical fires that can be put out by cutting the source – Class D: Metal fires that are usually smothered with sand

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

Fuel or any combustible material Enough oxygen Enough heat A chemical reaction

Other Fire-fighting Equipment You are not expected to fight fires in the building but you may need to use some equipment to facilitate your escape

Other Fire-fighting Equipment Equipment Available  Hose Cabinet and Standpipe

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Manual-pull Station

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Hose cabinet with 1 ½-inch hose and nozzle in proximity to standpipe with angle-valve and hose connection (Located at 3rd, 4th and 5th Floor landing of every core and wing stairwell) Manual-pull station which will trigger General Alarm. Typically located next to an Evacuation Sign and in proximity to every Emergency Exit, Building Entrance and Elevator Lobby. Used at the first sign of an emergency to prompt an alarm and evacuation. Building is fully-sprinklered using RASCO Model G recessed auto sprinklers

Other Fire-fighting Equipment Portable Fire Extinguishers Located midway through every common wing corridor on every floor  Also located throughout the Mechanical Penthouse and in every Electrical Room  Typically 5-lb Multi-Purpose Dry Chemical rated at 2A:10B:C with a range of 8-10 feet  PASS 

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P: Pull ring pin A: Aim at the base of the fire S: Squeeze handle to discharge S: Sweep from side to side

Typical Extinguisher Cabinet

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