Honeywell VISTA-128BPTSIA User Manual

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– 66 –Emergency EvacuationEstablish and regularly practice a plan of escape in the event of fire. The following steps arerecommended by the National Fire Protection Association:1. Position your detector or your interior and/or exterior sounders so thatthey can be heard by all occupants.2. Determine two means of escape from each room. One path of escapeshould lead to the door that permits normal exit from the building. Theother may be a window, should your path be impassable. Station anescape ladder at such windows if there is a long drop to the ground.3. Sketch a floor plan of the building. Show windows, doors, stairs androoftops that can be used to escape. Indicate escape routes for each room.Keep these routes free from obstruction and post copies of the escaperoutes in every room.4. Assure that all bedroom doors are shut while you are asleep. This willprevent deadly smoke from entering while you escape.5. Try the door. If the door is hot, check your alternate escape route. If thedoor is cool, open it cautiously. Be prepared to slam the door if smoke orheat rushes in.6. Where smoke is present, crawl on the ground; do not walk upright.Smoke rises and may overcome you. Clearer air is near the floor.7. Escape quickly; don't panic.8. Establish a common meeting place outdoors, away from your house,where everyone can meet and then take steps to contact the authoritiesand account for those missing. Choose someone to assure that nobodyreturns to the house — many die going back.