Refer to the City of Houston High Rise Office Building Life Safety Plan for detailed instructions and procedures. If you have not received a manual, contact one of the Fire Wardens located on your floor.
If the following is reported to you, or if you see smoke, see flames, smell something burning, or hear a fire alarm, IMMEDIATELY:
- Call the Fire Department: Dial: 9-1-1
- Call the BMO: (713) 989-1900
- If the Fire Alarm is not sounding, Activate the Fire Alarm Pull Station
- Report any change in conditions to the Fire Department and the Fire Safety Director.
- Information to be given to the Fire Department:
- What is the emergency: (Alarm, Smoke, Flames, etc.?)
- Address: 1300 Main St (Closest Cross Street) Polk
- Type of occupancy: (High Rise Office Building)
- What floor: _______ Room # _______ Telephone # calling from ______________
- (Let The Dispatcher Hang Up First!)
If you think you smell a peculiar or unfamiliar odor, IMMEDIATELY:
- Call the BMO: 713-989-1900
If the following is reported to you, or if you see smoke or see flames, or smell something burning, IMMEDIATELY:
- Isolate the fire - (close the door if you can do so safely)
- Call the Fire Department, the BMO, and activate the Fire Alarm Pull Station if the Fire Alarm is not sounding
- Evacuate - Using Exit/Stairs to a safe area. Relocation and reentry into the building at least three (3) or more levels below the fire floor is generally adequate.
- Fire Extinguishment is optional and only if all of the above has been completed
BUILDING DUTIES
- A person or persons responsible for maintenance of facilities and personnel required by the plan.
- A responsible person designated in the plan of procedure for evacuation as the “Fire Safety Director” will be in complete charge of the procedures and the specific responsibilities of those assigned in the plan.
- Sufficient alternates named for each Fire Safety Director, Assistant or Deputy Director, and Area Fire Wardens so that a principal or alternate is in the Building at all times it is occupied during work hours to supply leadership under the plan. Working hours shall be construed to mean scheduled or designated periods of time during which work is performed or business is conducted.
TENANT DUTIES
Sufficient Fire Wardens so that an evacuation organization will be in force in all occupied portions of the Building, and the public areas under the plan, i.e., lobbies, exit access, and exits.
BUILDING & TENANT DUTIES
The Fire Safety Director, Assistant Directors, Fire Wardens, and such other persons specified in the approval plan shall have attended a Fire Warden class conducted by the City of Houston. The training required shall cover the subject of organizing and training to conduct fire drills, evacuations and related activities.
FIRE DRILLS
The BMO shall conduct a fire drill at least every six months so that all Tenants may fulfill the evacuation requirements in a safe and efficient manner. It is a requirement of the Fire Code that all Tenants cooperate, as directed, with fire drills.
FIRE WARDENS:
At the request of the BMO, the Tenant’s Safety representative shall identify responsible employees who are available to be designated and trained as a Fire Warden.
Each Fire Warden shall be familiar with the Fire Safety Plan, the location of exits and the location and operation of any available fire alarm system.
FIRE ALARM ANNOUNCEMENTS
IN CASE OF FIRE ALARM, YOU WILL HEAR THE FOLLOWING AUTOMATED ANNOUNCEMENT:
An alarm has been reported. Please prepare to evacuate by going to the Exit/Stair door. If there is any evidence of fire, evacuate the floor using the Exit/Stairs to a safe area.
NOTICE TO ALL FIRE WARDENS
It is your responsibility to inform the Fire Safety Director in the event of vacation, leave of absence, transfer, sickness, etc. in order to make necessary revisions regarding replacements or substitutes. It is required to have at least one person for every occupied 7,500 square feet in your suite at all times who is capable of evacuating fellow occupants during an emergency.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
- The roof is not an approved exit and is kept locked.
- When the Fire Department arrives, they are in charge.
- The most critical areas for immediate evacuation are the fire floor and one floor above and one below.
- Use the elevators only when assisted by Fire Department Personnel.
- Smoke is the number one problem in any fire. It depletes the air of valuable oxygen and contaminate the air with toxic materials. If caught in smoke, DON’T PANIC, remember it could be difficult to see, so take slow easy breaths, breathe through your nose, and crawl along the wall to escape.
- Touch all doors with your hand before opening. If it is hot, do not open it and seek another exit.
- Opening or breaking windows fuels a fire with more oxygen. Do not open any windows during a fire.
- When evacuating by stairwell, move to the center of the stairwell to avoid being hit by exit doors and to allow the firefighters to pass.
FIRE PREVENTION TIPS
- Smoke only where permitted. (Smoking is prohibited in the buildings and at the entrances)
- Look for electrical equipment that is not working right or smells funny. Strange odors from appliances or lights can be the first sign of fire.
- Do not overload wall outlets.
- Keep heat-producing devices away from things that burn.
- Assign someone to make sure appliances are turned off when people are about to leave the building.
- Store and use non-flammable liquids.
- Trash is fuel for a fire. Throw it out.
- Portable fire extinguishers have been provided in the fire hose cabinets. Read the instructions beforehand.
- Portable Electric Heater: The Department of Energy, Rules and Regulations 490.15 Auxiliary Heaters states “No auxiliary heating devices such as portable electric heaters, heat lamps or other devices whose principal function at the time of operation is to produce space heating may be operated. In addition, the Fire Code prohibits the use of Portable Electric Heaters within the building and any heater found will be removed. If you are cold, call the Building Management Office and we will do our best to adjust the temperature.
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