From: Fire Prevention Partners of Clark County [susan.anderson@clark.wa.gov]

Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 1:46 PM

To: paul@goemail.biz

Subject: Attention Apartment Managers - Safe Exiting

Apartment Safety News

Fire Prevention Partners of Clark County

An effort to reduce apartment fires

February 2009

Dear Paul,

Welcome to 2009!

Start the year off right... Give your tenants the safety information they need. We are here to help you as much as possible.

Please read this month's safety tip regarding Safe Exiting.

In addition, we encourage you to click on the link at the bottom of the safety tip article to access the PDF safety tip flyer (available in English, Spanish and Russian), please print copies and distribute to your tenants. Or, simply forward this eNewsletter to your tenants.

Thank you,

Fire Prevention Partners of Clark County

SAFE EXITING

Are you setup for success?

In the event of a fire at your complex will your tenants be able to reach safety quickly? Will firefighters be able to access your tenants safely and without barriers to trip them up?

Make Sure Your Tenants Know Their Exits
Remind your tenants that there will always be two ways to exit from each unit.

The primary exit is the apartment door that leads either directly outside or to a stairway or through a hallway to a stairway that leads to the outside of the building.

In most situations, the secondary exit will be a window. It is important to make sure that bedroom windows are openable from the inside and do not have guards covering them.

Make Sure Your Tenants Keep Their Exits Clear
Properly maintained fire doors and exits will greatly reduce the chance of being killed or injured in a fire.

Maintain the apartment doors in good condition. This includes making sure hinges and latches are all working properly.

Make sure the apartment door lock can be opened from the inside without the use of a key.

Keep exits and stairways free of obstructions at all time. Do not allow the storing of anything such as baby strollers, bicycles or rubbish on or under stairways or on stairway landings.

Click here for a copy (pdf) of this month's safety tip to share with your staff and tenants (Safe Exiting in English).
Click here for Spanish. Click here for Russian.

Thank you for your time!
Thanks again for taking the time to spread the fire safety message with us.

Stay Safe,
Fire Prevention Partners of Clark County