What To Do If There Is A Fire - Abus Rwm450 Bedienungsanleitung

What to do if there is a fire

A fire in your own four walls can happen to anyone. It is then all the more
important to know exactly what to do:
What to do if an alarm sounds
• Keep calm.
• Warn any other people in the flat/house.
• Leave the flat/house immediately. Every second
counts – do not waste time looking for
documents or valuables. Just a few breaths of
toxic fire smoke are fatal. If handy, take only your
smartphone and flat/house key with you.
• Close doors after leaving the room.
• Use smoke-free escape routes, do not use lifts.
• Do not open any doors without first checking the
surface. If the surface is hot or smoke can be seen
under the door, do not open this door. Use an
alternative escape route if necessary.
If the surface of the door is cool, open the door
slightly and be ready to slam the door shut if
heat, flames and/or smoke come in.
• Stay close to the ground, especially in smoky air.
If possible, breathe through a damp cloth.
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• After leaving the building, find a safe meeting
or assembly point with all other residents.
• Do not go back into the house.
• Alert the fire brigade: call 112.
- Where did it happen?
- What happened?
- Who is reporting the fire?
- How many are affected/injured?
- Wait for questions
• Inform the arriving fire brigade about
the situation at/inside the house.
• If you can no longer escape from your flat/house
because you are trapped by the fire, move as far
away as possible from the source of the fire and
close intermediate doors.
Call the fire brigade: call 112 and draw attention
to yourself at an open window.
• Attempt to extinguish the fire only if you
do not put yourself in danger.
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