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  • SMOKE/CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR OUTSIDE BEDROOM
    • TEST MONTHLY
    • CHANGE BATTERY EVERY SIX MONTHS
  • PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER
    • READ AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
    • SMALL FIRES ONLY!
  • IF THERE IS A FIRE IN YOUR APARTMENT
    • EXIT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
    • MAKE SURE DOOR IS CLOSED BEHIND YOU
    • PULL FIRE ALARM IN HALLWAY
    • DO NOT USE ELEVATOR, USE CLOSEST STAIRWELL
    • DESCEND TO GROUND FLOOR, EXIT BUILDING
    • CALL 9-1-1
  • IF THERE IS A FIRE IN THE BUILDING, BUT NOT IN YOUR APARTMENT
    • STAY IN YOUR APARTMENT
    • STUFF WET TOWELS UNDER THE FRONT DOOR
    • COVER VENTS (DUCT TAPE, ETC)
    • IF APARTMENT IS CLEAR OF SMOKE, CLOSE WINDOWS
    • CALL 9-1-1, GIVE NAME AND LOCATION
    • AWAIT INSTRUCTIONS FROM BUILDING MANAGEMENT/FIRE DEPARTMENT
    • ABOVE ALL, REMAIN CALM

       

 

 

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