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Hotel fires are rare however by
formulating an escape plan prior to actual fire, and staying calm during the
event, you can greatly increase your chance of survival. Learn the layout of
your room, and know how to unlock your door in the dark. This will help prepare
you for quick evacuation at night or during a power outage. Stay Calm!
Upon Check In
- Know where your crewmembers rooms are.
Review the Hotel Evacuation
Plan located on the back of your hotel room door.
Note the location of all fire exits on
your floor.
Locate nearby fire alarms and fire
extinguishers.
Practice unlocking and opening the
windows in your room.
Look outside to see if you could
escape without injury.
Place your room keys on a nightstand
where you can find them quickly.
Take your room key with you when you
evacuate in case emergency exits are blocked by fire and you must return to
your room.
Fire in Your Room
If fire begins in your room, stay
calm and remember these tips:
- Evacuate your room immediately.
Quickly grab your key and flashlight as you exit close the door behind you
to prevent the spread of flames into the hallway.
Sound the fire alarm and alert
neighbors on your floor of the emergency.
Walk to safety via the nearest fire
exit. If you encounter smoke en route, crouch or crawl low to the ground.
Once you are safe from danger, locate
the nearest phone and inform the front desk or hotel operator of the
emergency.
Fire Outside Your Room
- If fire occur elsewhere in the hotel,
be prepared to hear the fire alarm, shouting in the hallway, a phone call
from hotel officials, and sirens.
If you are the one to detect smoke or
fire, call the hotel operator immediately.
Grab your room key.
If you detect any smoke in the your
room quickly drop to the ground and crawl toward the door.
DO NOT stand up in smoke - the rising
toxic gasses may overcome you.
Feel the door with the back of your
hand. If the for feels unusually warm or hot DO NOT open it -
the fire may be right outside.
If the door isn't warm or hot, open it
slowly. Be prepared to close the door quickly if smoke is rushes in.
If Smoke is Present.
- If your hotel room door is hot, and
there is smoke in the hallway, stay calm and keep the door closed. You can
survive a hotel fire by awaiting rescue in your room.
If the phone works, call the hotel
operator. Explain that you are trapped in your room and in need of rescue.
Meanwhile, fill the bathtub with water
and wet your towels and sheets. You may also use water to cool the walls;
use a wastebasket or ice bucket to help bail water.
To seal the doorway from smoke, put
wet towels or sheets at the bottom of the door entire door.
Stuff with wet towels or sheets over
each vent to prevent smoke from entering.
To make your location more visible to
firefighters, hang a sheet out the window. DO NOT use the
sheet to climb down from your room.
Despite your best efforts, smoke may
still enter the room. Use a blanket or sheet to make a tent over your head,
put your covered head out the window and breathe the clean air.
If your window does not open you may
have to break it with a chair or drawer. Break the window only as a last
resort.
If smoke can enter your room from
outside, close the window immediately and keep it closed. Make this
observation before breaking a window.
If the hallway is Clear
- If you have been alerted to fire in
the hotel, yet your door is not hot, and the hallway is free from smoke,
follow these guidelines: Check for other crewmembers.
Take your room key, close the door
behind you, and walk to the nearest fire exit as mapped out in the
evacuation plan. (Do not take time to gather your belongings).
Do Not Take the Elevator. If you
attempt to take the elevator in a fire you may become trapped. The elevator
may also take you to the floor where the fire is.
Use the stairs; walk to the bottom
floor of the hotel. Hold onto the handrail as you go so as not to be knocked
down by someone behind you.
If you encounter smoke or fire on
lower levels, return to your room.
Call the hotel operator and explain
that your are trapped in your room.
If you cannot make it back to your
room walk to a floor with clearer air, and attempt to find another emergency
exit. As a last resort, take the stairs to the roof.
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