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IN CASE OF FIRE
IN CASE OF SMOKE OR FIRE:
IF YOU SMELL SMOKE BUT ARE NOT SURE THERE'S A FIRE:
1. CALL THE FRONT DESK: 659-9483
2. TRY TO LOCATE SOURCE OF SMOKE. KNOCK ON NEIGHBOR'S DOORS.
3. IF YOU ARE UNSATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE OF THE PERSON AT THE FRONT DESK OR IF SMOKE IS BECOMING SERIOUS, CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT 911.
IN CASE OF FIRE OR HEAVY SMOKE:
1. CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT: 911
REPORT: "FIRE AT THE LAUREN. 1301 20TH ST. NW. AND _____ FLOOR"
2. TAKE YOUR KEYS. DON'T GET TRAPPED IN STAIRWELL.
3. SOUND BUILDING ALARM ON YOUR WAY OUT.
4. GET OUT BY USING STAIRWELL. IF ONE IS FILLED WITH SMOKE, USE THE OTHER.
5. IF FIRE IS IN YOUR UNIT OR ON YOUR FLOOR, SHUT THE DOOR (DON'T LOCK IT). KEEP SMOKE AND FIRE CONTAINED. KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED AS WELL.
6. IF SMOKE BLOCKS YOUR EXIT, GO BACK TO YOUR UNIT AND CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT: 911. TELL THEM WHERE YOUR ARE. FIREMEN WILL COME AND GET YOU.
7. DO NOT GO TO THE ROOF. FIRE OFFICIALS TELL US THAT EXCEPT IN EXTREME CASES, YOU'RE SAFER IN THE BUILDING THAN YOU WOULD BE ON TOP.
8. ONCE OUT OF THE BUILDING. TELL THE FRONT DESK WHY YOU PULLED THE ALARM AND TELL THE FIRE FIGHTERS ON THE SCENE ALL THAT YOU KNOW.
OTHER HINTS:
1. DC LAW STATES THAT YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR MUST BE IN WORKING ORDER.
2. BURN A PIZZA OR A POT ROAST? CALL THE FRONT DESK: 659-9483. ALLAY THE FEARS OF OTHERS. PREVENT A FALSE ALARM.