Fire

• Stay low to the floor and exit the building as quickly as possible.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a wet cloth.
• If a door is closed door, feel for heat. Use the back of your hand to feel the lower, middle and upper parts of the door.
• To test for heat — use the back of your hand — DO NOT use the palm of your hand or fingers: burning those areas could impair your ability to escape a fire (i.e., ladders and crawling).
• If the door is HOT, DO NOT open it.
• If the door is NOT hot, open slowly and ensure fire and/or smoke is not blocking your escape route.
• If your escape route is blocked, shut the door immediately and use an alternate escape route, such as a window. If clear, leave immediately through the door.
• Be prepared to crawl. Smoke and heat rise. The air is clearer and cooler near the floor.
• Heavy smoke and poisonous gases collect very rapidly first along the ceiling. Stay below the smoke at all times.
• Escape through a window.
• If you cannot escape, hang a white or light-colored cloth, shirt, etc., outside the window, alerting fire fighters to your presence.