Fire Safety And Evacuation - Bosch D621 User Manual

D621 User's Guide

Fire Safety and Evacuation

Residential fire is a leading cause of accidental death. Most fire related deaths occur
at night when occupants suffocate in their sleep from smoke and toxic gases, rather
than from burns. To help reduce this risk, the following program should be
implemented.
1. Minimize fire hazards. Smoking in bed, cleaning with flammable
liquids such as gasoline, leaving children home alone, and using
unsafe holiday decorations are some of the common causes of
household fire.
2. Install a fire alarm system. The primary purpose of this system is to
protect lives by giving the earliest possible warning of danger.
3. A smoke detector should be provided to protect each sleeping area in
a home.
4. Practice an escape plan. Because there may be very little time between
detection of a fire and the time it becomes deadly, it is important that
every member of the family understand how to quickly evacuate
according to the plan.
5. Plan both primary and alternate escape routes. Since stairwells and
hallways may be blocked during a fire, exiting through a bedroom
window must be a part of the escape plan. If the sleeping area is
above the ground floor, install a means of safely descending outside
the building if one does not already exist.
6. As a part of this plan, all family members should arrange to meet at
a location away from the house (such as a neighbor's house) so you
will know that everyone is accounted for.
7. If it is determined that the alarm was accidentally sounded, the bell
should be silenced, the detectors reset, and your security company
notified immediately that there is no emergency situation.
Dining
Room
Rec Room
Living Room
*
*
= Smoke Detector
Locate smoke detectors between
sleeping areas and family living
Bedroom
areas.
46840D
Kitchen Bedroom Bedroom
*
Living
Bedroom
Room
*
A smoke detector should be located on each
story including basements, but excluding crawl
spaces and unfinished attics.
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*
Hall Bedroom
*
Dining
Room
*
Basement
= Smoke Detector
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