311 South Wacker
311 South Wacker
Chicago
, IL 60606
T 312.692.8200
311southwacker.com
Fire
The following instructions should be reviewed with all employees to insure their understanding and performance. When any of these situations occurs, there is an alarm that will notify Security and Engineering on site. The situation is also monitored off site. The off-site alarm monitoring company will automatically dispatch the Fire Department. The building security or engineer will activate audible alarms on affected floors via our alarm system and public address system to create a smooth relocation and evacuation of people around the fire. A backup call is placed to the Fire Department from the Security department.- If you smell smoke.… If you should smell smoke but cannot see it, immediately notify the Office of the Building at 692-8200, and your Safety Coordinator, who will investigate the possible origin of the problem with the building engineer, keeping you informed of possible action that may need to be taken.
- If you see smoke or any type of fire…. Immediately notify the Fire Department at 911 and your Safety Coordinator, who will notify the Office of the Building (312) 692-8200 or Security at (312) 939-4396.
KEEP ALERT - SMALL FIRES CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY!
If you see smoke or fire, and in your judgment, any fire has reached major proportions, DO NOT DELAY in putting your evacuation procedures into action. If the building has smoke or fire, the system will be activated. Never put your life or anyone else's in jeopardy by making phone calls first. Call 911 and evacuate immediately.
If you are not in immediate danger, then:
1. Call the Fire Department at 911.
Give them your address and suite number slowly and clearly.
Our emergency address is 334 South Franklin.
2. Call the Management Office at 692-8200 or Security 939-4396.
Give them your suite number slowly and clearly, also informing them you have called the Fire Department.
3. Advise your Safety Coordinator of your actions and start your evacuation.
Remember the emergency address is 334 South Franklin.
If caught in smoke, take short breaths, breathe through your nose, and crawl to escape. The air near the floor is purer than anywhere else in the room.
Touch all doors with the back of your hand before opening. If a door is hot, or fire is outside the door, do not open. If it is cool, open the door slowly and stay behind the door. If heat or pressure comes through, slam it shut and seek another door.
If you are trapped, call the Fire Department at 911 and tell them your situation and exact location.
Seal the bottom of your door with cloth material to keep smoke out. Always close as many doors as possible between you and the fire, and make sure there is a phone in the room with you.
Stairwell Safety:
- Move quickly - but do not run.
- Remove high heels to prevent injuries.
- Use both handrails.
- Evacuees should use the full width of the stairwell, but should move to their right side handrail if they meet firemen or other emergency workers ascending via the firemens' right side of stairs.
- Allow room for others to enter into an orderly flow.
- Only if necessary, treat any injuries at the nearest floor landing, but if serious, do not move the person.
1. Coffee maker left on
2. Lit cigarettes in wastebaskets, on floors and desks
3. Improper use of extension cords (overloading circuits)
4. Use of individual electric heaters
5. Accumulation of used packing materials, boxes, etc.
6. Smoking in non-smoking areas (elevators, storage rooms, vacant unconstructed areas, stairways, restrooms, etc.)
In a high-rise building, occupants normally are not evacuated completely out of the building unless necessary. Occupants are relocated at least eight floors below the problem via the emergency stairwells. Never take an elevator.
1. First, there will be a very loud siren activated on the effected floors.
2. The siren will stop and the public address system will tell you what floor you need to proceed to. Example (" Floor 35, Proceed to the closest stairwell and DOWN to floor 27, NOW)!
3. There are two emergency stairwells on each floor located on the north and south sides of the floor.
4. The emergency team member (searcher) will proceed through the suite, checking each office, pulling the doors closed (not locked) and placing a "Post-it" note on the lower end of the door.
5. The emergency team member (elevator monitor) will proceed to the main passenger elevator lobby and make sure no one attempts to exit using the elevators. Elevator monitors are to direct people to the closest emergency stairwell.
6. The emergency team member (door monitor) will proceed to the emergency stairwell, check the stairwell for smoke or hazardous conditions, and direct each person down to the floor they should come out on to wait for further instruction. The door monitor should also direct evacuees to enter the stairwells "hands free".
7. Emergency team monitors should remain at their designated positions until the searcher leaves the suite and give the all-clear signal. Then all emergency team members are to evacuate.
8. The Office of the Building, Police or Fire Department will give re-entry authorization.
9. Remember, the Office of the Building, engineering and security staff have many positions and procedures they need to follow to assist the Fire Department or Police with the problem as quickly as possible. So, it is essential that the emergency team train all co-workers in these evacuation / relocation procedures so that everyone can help themselves.
FULL BUILDING EVACUATION:
1. The Chicago Fire Department will make the determination on whether the full building should be evacuated to street level.2. As with any evacuation, please listen carefully to the directives given by the Chicago Fire Department over the public address system.
