EMERGENCYMANUALPolicies&ProceduresDIVISION:RMSDEPARTMENT:SecurityCODE:DATE:18
92APPROVED:MDREVISION:SUBJECT:Firefighting(2)POLICYAllmembersofthefirecrewarerequiredtoundergoregulartraininginthehandlingoffirefightingequipment
PURPOSETolimitfiredamageandensurethesafetyofallpersonswithinthehotel
PROCEDURE1
GENERALAportablefireextinguisherorahosereelisdesignedtoputoutasmallfire,notabigone
Ifyoudecidetoattackafirewithaportablefireextinguishermakesure:·Thefirebrigadehasbeennotified
·Everyonenotonthefire–fightingcrewhasbeen,orisbeing,evacuated
·Youhavethecorrectextinguishingmedium
·Thefireisnotspreading
·Youhaveawayout
·Youfightthefirewithyourbacktotheexit
·Yougetoutfastifyoureffortisfailing
WHENFIGHTINGAFIRE·Takeupapositionwhereaccesstothefireisunrestricted,butwhereaquickandsaferetreatisposs