Environmental Health

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Environmental Health Safety 4-6783www.stonybro
ok.edu/ehs/healthcare

• Fire Safety
• for Medical and Allied Health Staff

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RACE

• R emove all occupants from fire and smoke
• A larm Pull the alarm box, then dial 321
  announcing Code Red and location (pull boxes are
  generally located in nurses station, by
  elevators, and in stairwells)
• C onfine the fire by closing doors
• E xtinguish or Evacuate Use fire extinguisher
  if you can do so safely or evacuate to a fire
  safe area!

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Areas of Refuge

• Moving patients from one smoke compartment to
  another on the same floor puts them into areas
  of refuge
• North and South Towers - areas of refuge are
  separated by fire barriers at the south tower and
  elevator lobby
• On Network levels 4, 5, 6 look for Smoke
  Door sign on door to locate adjacent area of
  refuge
• Moving patients to other floors or from the
  building is a last resort and done in
  coordination with the fire department

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Evacuation Example
Each area has an Evacuation Plan posted. Find and
become familiar with your areas plan
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• All Medical Staff will react to any fire or fire
  alarm
• Assist nursing staff and be under direction of
  Fire Warden or Charge Nurse
• Clear halls, close doors, evacuate patients
  (patient evac. not necessary for fire alarm w/no
  fire/smoke present)
• Remain in evacuation area, providing care to
  evacuated patients

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Elevators

• NEVER use an Elevator during Fires!
• In most cases the elevators will operate normally
  during general fire alarm.
• If an elevator lobby detector activates, the
  elevators will return to level 5 and go into a
  standby mode.

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Manual Pull Stations

• Activation will sound building fire alarm as well
  as notify University Police
• Pull this device when you have a smoke or fire
  condition.
• Follow up with call to 321

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CODE REDindicates that a fire condition exists

• Dial 321, notify operator of Code Red and provide
  location
• If you have a fire in a patients room and have
  to evacuate the patient, call out Code Red for
  someone to activate the fire alarm. Do not call
  out Fire!
• If you hear Code Red called out, pull fire
  alarm and dial 321, giving your location for the
  Code Red.
• Note at offsite locations contact the local Fire
  Dept.

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CODE GREEN

• Indicates that the emergency is over and normal
  activities may continue
• Operator will announce Code Green over the PA
  system 3 times

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Fire Alarm Signaling

• Fire Alarm Signaling Method
• Pre-Recorded Voice Messages
• Based on area of alarm activation, fire alarm
  will broadcast a voice recorded message stating
  Code Red with the area in alarm.
• Example announcement of fire alarm originating on
  T18 south
• T18 NS Strobes flash, alert tone sounds
  followed by announcement Code Red 18 south
• T17 NS Chimes sounds followed by announcement
• A Code Red is being investigated on 18 South
• T19 NS Chimes sounds followed by announcement
• A Code Red is being investigated on 18 South
• Note Fire alarm strobes will be activated in
  area of alarm only until the code green is called.

Fire alarm strobe
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Fire Response

• Fire extinguishers are located throughout
  facility. Staff are responsible to know where the
  closest is in their areas.
• Use a portable fire extinguisher only if the fire
  is small and can be brought under control using
  one extinguisher.
• If the fire is large or spreading, close the door
  to the fire area and leave.
• In all cases, before using the extinguisher, make
  sure the R.A.C. of RACE has been initiated.

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Fire Extinguishers

• All areas have multi-purpose, dry chemical
  extinguishers which are good for
• Class A Ordinary combustibles
• Class B Flammable liquids
• Class C Electrical

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When using an Extinguisher think PASS

• P ull the Pin and stand back 6-10 feet
• A im nozzle at the base of the fire hit the
  fuel not the flames!
• S queeze the handle to depress the button and
  release the agent
• S weep nozzle from side to side until completely
  empty

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Questions or Comments?

• Contact EHS at 4-6783
• Ask to speak to a staff member in the Healthcare
  Safety team!
• Email us at ehsafety_at_stonybrook.edu
• Review Admin and EHS PPs at Inside SBUMC under
  Policies Procedures
• For additional reference material go to
  www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/healthcare