


Crawl if there is smoke.
If you get caught in smoke, get down and crawl. Cleaner, cooler air will be near the floor. Get Low - And Go.

Feel doors before opening.

Go to the nearest exit or stairway.
If the nearest exit is blocked by fire, heat, or smoke, go to another exit. Learning these exits in advance will save time in an evacuation.

Always use stairs to exit a building; not an elevator.
Elevator shafts may fill with smoke or the power may fail, leaving you trapped. Stairway fire doors will keep out fire and smoke -- if they are closed -- and will protect you until you get outside.

Close as many doors as possible as you exit.

Total and immediate evacuation is safest.
Only use a fire extinguisher if the fire is very small and you know how to do it safely. If you can't put out the fire, leave immediately. Make sure the Public Safety is called -- even if you think the fire is out.


Keep the doors closed.
Seal cracks and vents if smoke comes in. If you're trapped in a room and there's no smoke outside, open the windows -- from the top to let out the heat and smoke and from the bottom to let in fresh air.

Signal for help.

Sometimes it is safer to stay in place.

Stop, drop, and roll.
If your clothes catch on fire, stop, drop, and roll, wherever you are. Rolling smothers the fire.

Cool any burns.
Use cool tap water on burns, immediately. Don't use ointments. If skin is blistered, dead white, brown or charred, call Public Safety.