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Large/Unmanageable Fire

  1. Evacuate other personnel not essential to assisting you. See to it that the handicapped are assisted!

  2. Send alarm by phone, call box, or alarm pull station.

  3. Close all doors and windows if possible.

  4. Do NOT turn off lights. If at night, turn on lights as you depart building.

  5. Turn off all gas, air, oxygen, and electrical if possible.

  6. GET OUT OF BUILDING!

  7. Stay in the area to direct firemen and alert them to extraordinary hazardous conditions (i.e. chemical storage, storage of flammable liquids, etc.).
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