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March15,2016SecurityStaffTrainingMemoRE:BASICFIRESAFETYPROCEDURESANDOPERATIONOFFIREEQUIPMENTDearStaffOfficers:Aspartofyourdailyrounds,securityofficersmustlookoutforanyunsafeconditionsorhazardsparticularly ingarageareas, corridors,mechanical rooms,elevator lobbiesor serviceelevatorlobbies.Observations shouldbedocumentedandbrought to the immediateattentionof theBuilding/FacilityManager.Securityofficersmustalsoacquaintthemselveswiththelocationofallemergencyfirestairwells,lifesafetypanel,emergencyPAsystem,smokedetectors,manualpullstations,sprinklers,standpipeoutletsandfireextinguishers.Whenanalarmsounds,theFireSafetyDirectorwilltriggerthelifesafetypaneltocalltheFireDepartmentat911. Ifa firepaneldoesnotexistatyour jobsite,youmaybetheonetaskedwithcalling911.Onceanalarmisactivated,onlytheFireDepartmentmayresetthesystem. WhentheFireSafetyTeammemberidentifiesthesourceofthealarm,theFireSafetyDirectorwillattempttoobtaindetailsfromtheFloorWardenastothecauseofthealarminordertocommunicatetothe911operatororFireDepartmentpersonalpresentonthescene.OncetheFireDepartmentarrives,theFireSafetyDirectorandthemembersoftheFireSafetyTeamwillfollowinstructionsfromtheofficerincharge.FromthemomenttheFireDepartmentarrivesonsite,theyarefullyinchargeandaretobegivencompletecooperation.

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BasicWhattoDo’sinCaseofaFire

1. Immediatelypullthenearestfirealarmpullstationasyouexitthebuilding.2. Ifsearchingforindividualsorevacuatingabuilding,besuretofeeldoorsforheatbefore

openingthemtobesurethereisnofiredangerontheotherside.3. Donotopendoorsorwindowsinareaswherethefireisburningand/orcontained.4. Ifthereissmokeintheair,staylowtothegroundandadviseotherstodothesameto

reduceinhalationexposure.Keeponehandonthewalltopreventdisorientationandcrawltothenearestexit.

5. Onceawayandclearfromdanger,takecontroloftheotheroccupantsevacuating.6. Gotothedesignatedstagingareaandawaitfurtherinstructionsfromemergency

personnel.

WhotoContactinCaseofaFire

Inordertoensurethattheproperauthoritiesarenotifiedofafire,whentheopportunityarisesonceyouaresafefromimminentdanger,callanyofthefollowing:

EmergencyNotificationSystem 911ChiefEngineer

FacilityDirector

ISSProjectManager [212]808-4153

Dotreateveryfirealarmasanemergency.Ifthealarmsounds,bepreparedexitthebuildingimmediately.

EmergencyFlashLightsThis istheonepieceofequipmentthat isnotoptionalonanyshift.Allofficersmustcarryontheirpersonaworkingflashlight.AdditionalEmergencyflashlightsshouldbelocatedin

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closeproximity to theSecurityDeskorotherdesignatedcommandpost. If therearenoneatyour job site be sure to bring this to the attention to the facility or operationsmanager incharge.

FireExtinguishersEachpropertyisdifferent,butfireextinguishersshouldbelocatedthroughoutthepropertyyouareassignedto.Mostfiredepartmentsdeterminewherefireextinguisherswillbeplacesbasedonhowthepropertyisbeingusedandtheirlocationtocriticalmechanicalareasandrooms.

FireExtinguisherPolicyIntegratedSecuritydoesnotencouragepeopletobeheroesduringafire.ThatjobistheresponsibilityoftheFireDepartmentandrequiresveryspecifictraining.Incertaincaseshowever,youmustbepreparedtoextinguishsmallfiresand/orsafelyevacuatethosepresentatyourworksite.Personswhoneedtooperatefireextinguishersmustknowhowtooperatethemproperly.Beforeyouuseafireextinguisher,youfirsthavetoidentifythetypeoffireyouaregoingtoextinguish.Therearethreetypesoffires:

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Class“A”Fires-Occurwhenordinarycombustiblematerialsareignited.Forexample:Woodandpaperfiresareclass“A”fires.Watertypefireextinguisherscanbeusedorcarbondioxidecanalsobeused.

Class“B”Fires-Occurwhenflammableliquids,gasesorgreaseareignited.Thesefiresmustbeextinguishedbysmotheringtheflame.Usingcarbondioxide,drychemical,orfoamfireextinguisherswillsmothertheflame.Watertypefireextinguisherswillnoteffectivelyextinguishclass“B”fires.

Class“C”Fires-Occurwhenelectricalequipmentcatchesfire.Thesefiresmustbefoughtwithfire extinguishers that do not conduct electricity. Carbon dioxide and dry chemical fireextinguishersmust be used to extinguish electrical fires. Water and foam fire extinguishersmustneverbeusedtofightelectricalfires.I. LOCATIONANDOPERATIONOFFIREEQUIPMENT

OPERATIONOFFIREEXTINGUISHERS:Therearestandardfireprocedurescommontoallfireextinguishescurrentlyinuse.Theyare:

1. Carryingtheextinguishershouldbedonecautiouslyonthewaytotheemergencysite.Ifacarryinghandleisprovidedwiththeextinguisher,itshouldbecarriedwithonehandonthehandleandonehandonthebottomlipforstability.Topreventaccidentalorprematuredischarge,safetypinsshouldalwaysbeleftonuntiltheoperatorispreparedtousetheextinguisher.

2. Gettingwithinrangeofthefiremaybedifficultwithsomeextinguishersduetotheintenseheatgeneratedbythefire.Ifthefirepersonnelcannotgetwithinan

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effectiverangeofthefire,extinguisherscannotbeusedandanotherwayofattackingthefiremustbedecidedon.

3. Withaclass“A”firethatistravelingvertically,theextinguishershouldbeaimedatthebaseofthefireworkingupwardswithasweepingside-to-sidemonition.Withafireonahorizontalsurface,theextinguishingagentistobeappliedtothebaseofthefire,workingfromfronttorear.Therapidmovementofthenozzlewillspreadtheextinguishingagentmoreevenlyoverthesurfacesothatthefirewillbecontrolledmorerapidly.Ifthereisawindorstrongcurrentofair,theextinguishershouldbedischargedwiththewindtotheoperator’sback.

4. Ifonepersoncannotextinguishthefirewithoneextinguisher,attemptsshouldbemadetoapplytwoormoreextinguisherstothefire.Fireshavebeencontrolledwithtwoextinguishersappliedsimultaneouslyaftertwoextinguishersusedoneaftertheotherhadfailedtocontrolthefire.Ifthefireisrapidlyspreadingoutofcontrol,firepersonnelshouldimmediatelybackawayandevacuate.Afterthefireisextinguished,onepersonfromthefireteamcanpokethroughtheburntoutmaterialandseparatethematerialbeforeremovingtheextinguisher(s)fromthefirescene.

5. WithClass“B”fires,attemptsshouldbemadetosmothertheburningliquidwiththeextinguisheragent.Becarefulduringthedischargingoftheextinguisher.Ifthenozzleistooclosetothesurfaceoftheflammableliquid,theliquidmaysplatterandcausethefiretospread.

6. WithClass“C”firestheextinguishingagentshouldbeapplieddirectlyontotheflames.Firepersonnelmustbecautiousnottoallowanypartoftheextinguishertocomeincontactwithenergizedwiresorequipment,especiallyifthefirehastobeextinguishedbeforetheelectricalpowercanbeturnedoff.

Yourimmediatecomplianceisrequested.

Preparedby,AlanSchissel