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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You are on an upper floor and fire or smoke blocks all escape routes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stairwell filled with smoke or fire alarm on your floor.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Elevator not safe — may open at fire floor.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Corridor impassable due to heat or visibility loss.
Scene hazards: Smoke stack effect, Jump injury, Elevator failure
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move to an interior room with an exterior window if the corridor is unsafe.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Close the door and seal gaps at the bottom.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 101 — say "trapped on floor [number], window facing [direction]."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stay low by the window for air. Signal continuously.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If your building has a refuge area or fire-rated stairwell, use it only if clearly safe and marked.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wet cloth over nose and mouth if smoke enters the room.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wait for fire service instructions — they will prioritize rescue.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 101 or 112 — high-floor entrapment requires immediate fire dispatch.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report floor number, apartment or room, and which side of the building you face.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stay on the line until told to hang up.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Professional rescue is mandatory — civilians cannot safely cross fire floors in high-rises.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Smoke inhalation treatment needed after rescue.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT use the elevator during a high-rise fire.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT climb balconies or jump except as absolute last resort when flames enter the room.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT open stairwell doors if smoke rushes out when tested.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You should use the fire escape or climb down the outside of the building
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Untrained descent is extremely dangerous. Seal a room, signal, and wait for firefighters unless flames are entering.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fatal falls from height.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — High-rise fires create a chimney effect — smoke rises fast through stairwells and shafts.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Firefighters need your exact floor and window to reach you with ladders or internal rescue.