How to Report a Fire

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How to Report a Fire

• Call 9-911
• Where is it
• residence hall room ,
• lounge,
• kitchen..

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False Alarms

• Always report when an alarm is sounding..anytime
  during the day or night.
• Always evacuate the building(even though its
  like the boy who cried wolf)
• FD will decide if it is falseor otherwise
• If someone accidentally pulled the alarmso state

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How to pull a fire alarm pull station

• pull- down barmay or may not have a glass rod
• Usually located by exits or exits of cubes
  (CKTO)(JTC)
• Know ahead of time where the pull stations are
  North Hall Fire (11/6/82)
• Door alarms are a steady tone---fire alarms will
  have a sequence to them

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Penalties

• False alarm--300 state charge
• First city offense - 77.40
• Second city offense 77.40
• Third over city offense - 89.60
• Plus 400 restitution
• Plus 1 year suspension from UW System

• Interfering (not leaving a room or building
• 75 state
• Plus 25 for UW-Police

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Penalties

• Tampering w/pull stations or extinguishers
• 77.40 city

• Obstructing or resisting an officer (either FD or
  PD)
• 175 city
• 150 state

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Penalties

• Negligent handling of burning materials
• 100 state

• Obstructing Hallways (boxes, ironing boards,
  bokes, etc.
• 33 city

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Penalties

• Possession and use of fireworks
• 89.60 city

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Report all Fires including those put out

• FD will respond
• Usually single engine
• No need to evacuate? Unless filled with smoke
• If there is only a smoke smell or odor try to
  decide the odor and report

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Fire Hose

• No fire hoses being used
• BUT the fire hose cabinets are still there,
• Do not let anyone store items in cabinet

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Building Evacuation Procedures

• Call 9-911
• Leave area in orderly pattern, dont run..go to
  other building in winter or inclement weather
• Inform everyone on floor they must leave
• If areas are not checked, tell Fire Department
  personnel

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Building Evacuation Procedures contd

• Turn off electrical equipmentif possible
• Make sure stairway doors are closedalso doors
  between cubes (example CKTO-Smoke Towers)
• Do not use elevators
• Keep students 150 from building
• Meet FD personnel at door
• Report if there is a fire and where it is located
• Lead us to area but do not put yourself in danger

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Building Evacuation Contt

• FD personnel will OK when to re-occupy the
  building
• Some alarms will only sound for a few minutes and
  quit
• Do not re-enter automatically when the alarm
  stops sounding

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How to deal with those who wont leave the room
or building

• Tell them the alarm is sounding
• Tell them to leave
• Tell them there is a fine for not leaving
• Then leave them there .. Dont fight or argue
  with them
• Meet the FD or UW-Police at the door
• UW-Police will remove the person

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Fire Inspection

• Done every six months with some exceptions
• Check hallways, storage rooms, smoke detectors,
  alarm systems, pull station glasses, door wedges
  on fire doors, extinguisher cabinets, bicycles in
  hallways
• You should periodically check

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How to use extinguishers

• ABC multipurpose in cabinets and most other areas
• CO2 in kitchen areas
• Water in some academic buildings
• Always have an exitplace yourself between the
  fire and the exit.

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North Hall Fire Video

• Fire in November 1982