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If You Discover a Fire ...
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Summary: Learn what to do if you discover a fire. |
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Follow these steps |
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LARGE FIRE |
- Activate the fire alarm and call for help.
- From a campus phone or pay phone, dial 911 immediately.
- From a cell phone or off-campus phone, dial (858) 534-4357 immediately.
- At UCSD Medical Center call Security at 6-1-1-1
- Alert people in the area to begin evacuation. Assist those with disabilities.
- Close doors to confine the fire.
- Move to your designated assembly area away and upwind from the building.
- Have people who know about the nature and location of the fire assist emergency personnel when they arrive.
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Small fire |
- Activate the fire alarm and call for help.
- From a campus phone or pay phone, dial 911 immediately.
- From a cell phone or off-campus phone, dial (858) 534-4357 immediately.
- At UCSD Medical Center call Security at 6-1-1-1
- Alert people in the area to begin evacuation. Assist those with disabilities.
- If you know how to use a fire extinguisher,
and have a clear exit path behind you,
bring the extinguisher to within six feet of the fire.
- Use the P-A-S-S procedure to operate the extinguisher:
Pull the pin located in the extinguisher's handle.
Aim the nozzle, horn, or hose at the base of the fire.
Squeeze (or press) the handles together.
Sweep from side to side at the base of the fire until it is out.
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After the fire |
After the fire has been completely extinguished:
- Report used extinguishers immediately.
- On campus:
Facilities Management Service Referral Desk, (858) 534-2930
- At UCSD Medical Center-Hillcrest:
Facilities Engineering Help Desk, (619) 543-6454
- At UCSD Medical Center-Thornton:
Facilities Engineering Help Desk, (858) 657-6400
- If any injuries or damage occurred, notify the Risk Management Office, (858) 534-3820.
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If you are a UCSD employee and have a question about fire safety, contact EH&S Fire & Life Safety, (858) 822-7515. |
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Notice: In case of fire, your first responsibility is to escape unharmed and sound the alarm. Use a fire extinguisher only if you have been trained to use one and you have a clear exit path behind you.
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