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2. OUR ITEMS
• FIRE DRILLS
• EVACUATION ASSEMBLY AREAS AND ROUTES
• HOW TO EXIT THE BUILDING ON FIRE PROPERLY
• EVACUATION TIPS
• C.A.R.E
• CHART SHOWING CAUSES OF FIRES IN JAMAICA

3. FIRE DRILLS
• FIRE DRILLS ARE CRITICAL FOR ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE STAFF, STUDENTS,
RESIDENTS AND CLIENTELE THAT ENTER YOUR BUSINESS, BUILDING OR PROPERTY.
PRACTICING SCHEDULED FIRE DRILLS WILL HELP ENSURE INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE
KNOWLEDGE TO SAFETY ESCAPE A FIRE WITHOUT INJURING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.

4. EVACUATION ASSEMBLY AREAS AND ROUTES
• CHECK THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN POSTED IN YOUR BUILDING.
• FIND THE OUTSIDE ASSEMBLY AREA FOR YOUR WORK GROUP.
• READ YOUR DEPARTMENT'S EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN. ASK YOUR DEPARTMENT SAFETY
COORDINATOR FOR HELP.
• EVERY DEPARTMENT HAS AN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN WITH EVACUATION PROCEDURES FOR
CLEARING ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND VISITORS FROM THE BUILDING OR
FACILITY, INCLUDING PROCEDURES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

5. HOW TO EXIT THE BUILDING ON FIRE PROPERLY
SAFELY STOP YOUR WORK.
• SHUT DOWN EQUIPMENT THAT COULD BECOME UNSTABLE OR PRESENT A HAZARD.
• GATHER YOUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS SUCH AS GLASSES, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, KEYS, PURSE.
LEAVE THE BUILDING THROUGH THE NEAREST DOOR WITH AN EXIT SIGN.
• DO NOT USE ELEVATORS.
• GO TO THE NEAREST SAFE STAIRWAY.
• HELP THOSE WHO NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS DISABLED PERSONS AND SMALL CHILDREN.
• TOUCH CLOSED DOORS BEFORE OPENING. IF THE SURFACE IS HOT, DO NOT OPEN — USE ANOTHER EXIT
ROUTE.
• CLOSE, BUT DO NOT LOCK, ALL DOORS AS YOU LEAVE.

6. REPORT TO YOUR DESIGNATED ASSEMBLY AREA.
• STAY IN YOUR DESIGNATED OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY AREA FOR A HEAD COUNT.
• REPORT ANY MISSING INDIVIDUALS AND LAST KNOWN LOCATIONS TO EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS.
• NOTIFY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ABOUT SENSITIVE RESEARCH, OPERATING
EQUIPMENT, ANIMALS LEFT IN BUILDINGS, ETC.
WAIT FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.
• REMAIN OUTSIDE AT YOUR DESIGNATED ASSEMBLY AREA.
• DO NOT REENTER THE BUILDING UNTIL AUTHORIZED TO DO SO BY AN
APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY (POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, ETC.)

7. FIRE EVACUATION TIPS
• NEVER IGNORE THE ALARM, ASSUME THE ALARM IS FALSE, OR ASSUME IT IS ONLY A FIRE
ALARM TEST.
• EVERYONE MUST EVACUATE THE BUILDING BY WAY OF THE SAFEST AND CLOSEST EXIT
AND/OR STAIRWAY. NEVER USE AN ELEVATOR TO EXIT DURING A FIRE ALARM ACTIVATION.
• ONCE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING, MOVE AWAY FROM THE BUILDING. ASSEMBLE ACROSS THE
STREET OR ALONG THE SIDEWALK OF THE ADJACENT BUILDING.
• THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING IS WHERE THE FIRE FIGHTERS AND FIRE TRUCKS WILL BE
OPERATING. DO NOT OBSTRUCT THEIR ACCESS TO THE BUILDING.
• IF THERE IS AN INCIDENT OCCURRING ON THE UPPER FLOORS AND GLASS IS BEING BLOWN
OUT OF THE WINDOWS, THE AREA BELOW IS THE HAZARD ZONE WHERE SERIOUS PERSONAL
INJURIES WILL HAPPEN. STAY AWAY FROM THIS HAZARD ZONE.
• ONCE OUTSIDE, NEVER RE-ENTER THE BUILDING UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO BY THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT OR AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL.

8. C.A.S.E
•CONTAIN THE FIRE BY CLOSING ALL DOORS.
•ACTIVATE A FIRE ALARM. FIRE ALARM STATIONS ARE LOCATED NEAR ALL EXITS
OUT OF THE BUILDING.
•REPORT THE FIRE TO AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL.
•EVACUATE OR EXTINGUISH. IN MOST CASES, IT IS BEST TO LEAVE THE BUILDING
USING THE NEAREST FIRE EXIT.

9. GRAPH SHOW CAUSES OF FIRES IN
JAMAICA
17%
53%
5%
25%
Fires in Jamaica
Wild Fires Human Error Arsons Negligence