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Fire Emergency Procedures <br />P <br />If there is a fire, go to the nearest fire alarm pull station and pull it — Immediately <br />notify the staff that they must quickly and calmly evacuate the building. Go to the nearest <br />exit (ir rnarY or alternate) away from the fire and evacuate the building. If there is no <br />alarm, yell "Fire, Fire, Fire ". <br />It If the fire alarm doesn't sound: <br />A. Inform your supervisor of the situation. <br />B. Have everyone begin to evacuate the building calmly. <br />C. Go to the floor below you and call 911 (or 9 -911 if in a County building) - At this <br />time provide the dispatcher with the following: <br />➢ Name of the Facility: Hillsborough Commons <br />➢ Address of Facility: 113 Mayo Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />➢ Name of Caller: (Your Name) <br />➢ Situation: Tell the dispatcher if there are injuries, the size of the fire, or <br />other pertinent information). <br />D. Alert other departments and evacuate the building. <br />III. Can the fire be put out? - If there is a second employee on duty, that employee should <br />assess the situation and use a portable fire extinguisher to control the fire if it is in the <br />incipient stage (just starting; very small). If the employee has not been trained in the <br />use of a portable fire extinguisher or the fire is spreading beyond the point of origin, <br />the employee will evacuate the building immediately. <br />IV. Exit through the nearest exit (primary or alternate) away from the fire. Use the <br />stairway exit nearest the department. Do not use the elevators. If you are at your desk, <br />bring your coat and car keys. If you are not, do not go back to get them. See Appendix <br />B, Evacuation Routes, for the best route. <br />V. Assemble in your designated assembly area - In the event of a fire emergency that <br />requires evacuation of your building, all employees, volunteers, and patrons will <br />assemble in their designated assembly area, as indicated in Appendix C, Areas of <br />Assembly. <br />VI. Perform a roll-call — Safety Wardens will perform a roll -call to ensure that everyone is <br />accounted for. They will then provide communications and updates between your group <br />and the directors of the agencies. <br />Stay where you are — Do not leave assembly area until cleared by a Safety Warden. <br />.v lb(., hirst priority is th(., sah(:roy of(..:rriploy(:(. s atid visitors* <br />16 <br />