Fire/Smoke
Many underestimate the risk and destructive power of fire. The U.S. Fire Administration, a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, believes in promoting awareness that fires are fast and deadly. Knowing how to quickly react during a fire will save lives.
What to do?
- If fire alarm is not sounding, activate the nearest fire alarm pull station
- Call 713-221-8911 or 911 to report the fire
- Notify and assist people in the immediate area
- Confine the fire by closing doors as you exit
- Evacuate the building at the nearest exit
- Do not re-enter the building until authorized to do so by emergency personnel
- Never assume a fire alarm is a false alarm
- Do not use elevators
- If unable to exit, go to nearest exit stairwell or safe area and call 713-221-8911 or 911
- Use fire extinguisher if fire is small, contained, and the room is not filled with smoke
- Report all instances of fire or smoke, no matter how small, to UHD PD or Emergency Management & Fire Safety.
Fire Extinguishers
- P.A.S.S. Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQV71INDaqY
- Fire Extinguisher Types (See image below)
If your clothes catch on fire:
- Stop what you’re doing.
- Drop to the ground and cover your face if you can.
- Roll over and over or back and forth until the flames go out. Running will only make the fire burn faster.
- Once the flames are out, cool the burned skin with water for three to five minutes. Call for medical attention